Taiyi Lingdan，*Supplement to the Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，All types of epidemic diseases.
Taiyi Lingdan
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Formulas Name : Taiyi Lingdan
Chinese Name : 太乙灵丹
Drug Formulation
Salvia miltiorrhiza 3 liang, adzuki beans 3 liang, arrowhead leaves 3 liang, red-bud Euphorbia 2 liang, brocade-patterned rhubarb 2 liang, raw cyperus rhizome 1 liang, honeysuckle 1 liang, clam shell 1 liang, talc (ground) 1 liang,processed Pinellia 1 liang 5 qian, Platycodon root 1 liang 5 qian, orpiment 1 liang 5 qian, mountain arrowhead 1 liang 5 qian, Atractylodes lancea 1 liang 5 qian, Perilla leaf 1 liang 5 qian, Xinhui citrus peel 1 liang 5 qian, Guangzhou patchouli 1 liang 5 qian, Qianjin frost 7 qian 5 fen, refined realgar 7 qian 5 fen, processed Sichuan aconite 7 qian 5 fen, Guangzhou frankincense 7 qian 5 fen,Moutan root 7 qian 5 fen, raw Ephedra 7 qian 5 fen, Cimicifuga 7 qian 5 fen, cinnabar (sifted) 5 qian, Northern Asarum 6 qian, musk 1 qian 5 fen.
Source
*Supplement to the Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills using Shenqu paste, each weighing 2 qian; coat with cinnabar; sun-dry; store tightly in a porcelain jar; avoid roasting over fire.
Benefits
All types of epidemic diseases.
Instructions for Use
At the onset of an epidemic, for symptoms such as chills, fever, headache, and extreme drowsiness or oppression, administer with Peppermint Decoction; for vomiting and diarrhea caused by Agastache, administer with Agastache Decoction; for intestinal colic, administer with Yin-Yang Water; for bloody dysentery, administer with a decoction of hawthorn (roasted until charred);for white dysentery, take it with a decoction of light ginger; for malaria, take it with a decoction made from three peach twigs picked from the southeastern side of a tree; for one-sided or bilateral headaches, take it with warm wine and apply the ground herb to both temples; for the initial stage of an unknown swollen abscess, take it with warm wine and apply it to the affected area; for stroke-induced unconsciousness, facial paralysis, and obstruction of urination and defecation, take it with a decoction of Acorus tatarinowii;For chest and diaphragm fullness and oppression due to heart or spleen disorders, take with light ginger decoction; for wind-fire toothache, grind with wine and apply topically; for muscle and tendon spasms and joint pain, take with aged wine; for women with abdominal masses or delayed menstruation, take with aged wine; for epilepsy, take 7 peach twigs and 7 willow twigs, decocted in water; for boils caused by pork or mutton, take with Acorus tatarinowii decoction;For infants suffering from “100-day fetal toxicity,” take with warm water; for acute and chronic convulsions, take with Gou Teng Decoction; for liver distension and food stagnation, take with a decoction of charred hawthorn. For these conditions in their early stages, take 2–3 doses for mild cases and 3–4 doses for severe cases. Alternatively, dissolve in hot water and take.
Note
Contraindicated for pregnant women and those with blood-related disorders.
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Taiyi Lingdan,All types of epidemic diseases.