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Tai Bai Dan,For all wind-related conditions.

Formulas Name : Tai Bai Dan

Chinese Name : 太白丹

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of deer antler ash, 7 liang of porcelain powder (burn until bright red, allow to cool, sift, grind finely, and wash with water), 7 liang of clam shell powder,3 fen of Tiannanxing (roasted until cracked), 3 liang of White Tribulus (lightly roasted, thorns removed), 3 liang of Chou (lightly roasted), 1.5 liang of Musk (finely ground), and 2 liang of Sichuan Aconite (raw, with skin and pith removed).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 25.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix in the musk and grind until uniform, then form into pills the size of a chicken’s egg using a wheat flour paste.

Benefits

For all wind-related conditions.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, ground with soybean-infused wine.

Tai Bai Dan,From *Shenghui*, Volume 25.,For all wind-related conditions.

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