Tongming Red Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 7.，For stroke-induced paralysis, “soft wind,” and all wind-related disorders.
Tongming Red Pills
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Formulas Name : Tongming Red Pills
Chinese Name : 通明赤丸
Drug Formulation
Black Snake (with head, bones, and skin removed) 1 liang, Ephedra (with roots and nodes removed) 1 liang, White Silkworm Pupae 1 liang, White Aconite Root (raw) half a liang, Pinellia (washed in boiling water to remove slipperiness) half a liang, Dried Scorpion (cleaned of soil) half a liang, Dried Ginger (roasted) half a liang, Tiannanxing half a liang, Aconite Root (with skin and navel removed) half a liang, Musk (ground) 1 fen.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 7.
Processing
All ingredients are used raw. Grind them into a fine powder, then mix with acacia gum soaked in hot water to form pills the size of a large hemp seed. Store them in a raw silk bag; do not place them in a box, nor bake them over fire.
Benefits
For stroke-induced paralysis, “soft wind,” and all wind-related disorders.
Instructions for Use
Take 3–5 pills per dose on an empty stomach, chewing them slightly to break them up, and swallow with peppermint wine. If the medicine feels too pungent, hold a piece of steamed licorice in your mouth. In cases of stroke, immediately grind 5 or 7 pills with warm peppermint wine and take them; for children suffering from various wind-induced epilepsy or “heavenly fishing wind,” grind 1 or 2 pills with breast milk and administer according to the child’s capacity.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Tongming Red Pills,For stroke-induced paralysis, “soft wind,” and all wind-related disorders.