Taiyi Zhui Ming Dan

Taiyi Zhui Ming Dan,Effective for the five types of gu (poisonous spirits), as well as sudden onset of malignant qi, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen with difficulty breathing, chest pain and masses, hernias, undigested food stagnation, vomiting, retching, chills and fever, and scrofula.

Formulas Name : Taiyi Zhui Ming Dan

Chinese Name : 太一追命丹

Drug Formulation

1 centipede (lightly roasted, legs removed), 30 croton seeds (peeled, pitted, ground, wrapped in paper, and pressed to remove oil), 1 fen of aconite root (roasted until cracked, peel and navel removed), half liang of white alum (calcined until all liquid evaporates), 1 fen of leilu (stem removed), 1 fen of realgar (finely ground), 1 fen of podophyllum(stems removed).

Source

*Shenghui* Volume 56.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, add the ground herbs, and grind again until uniform. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a sesame seed.

Benefits

Effective for the five types of gu (poisonous spirits), as well as sudden onset of malignant qi, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen with difficulty breathing, chest pain and masses, hernias, undigested food stagnation, vomiting, retching, chills and fever, and scrofula.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine.

Taiyi Zhui Ming Dan,*Shenghui* Volume 56.,Effective for the five types of gu (poisonous spirits), as well as sudden onset of malignant qi, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen with difficulty breathing, chest pain and masses, hernias, undigested food stagnation, vomiting, retching, chills and fever, and scrofula.

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