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Treasure Life Pill,For paralysis caused by wind and chronic paralysis.

Formulas Name : Treasure Life Pill

Chinese Name : 宝命丹

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of ox bile (one fen less is also acceptable), 1 whole scorpion, 1 liang of aconite root (raw, peeled), half a liang of Tiannanxing, and half a liang of Wulingzhi.

Source

From *Puji Fang*, Volume 93, citing *Boji*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a chicken’s egg.

Benefits

For paralysis caused by wind and chronic paralysis.

Instructions for Use

Take a sip of fresh ginger juice, grind the ingredients into a paste, then mix in honey wine and take it with warm wine. For chronic soft paralysis, one must stay in a warm, draft-free room and soak the affected area in a decoction of sweet rice lees, scallions, and Sichuan pepper until the affected area begins to sweat; then take one pill. For those who have suffered from this condition for many years, it is best to first apply a magpie’s nest heated over a fire to the affected area until the heat penetrates thoroughly before taking this medicine.

Treasure Life Pill,From *Puji Fang*, Volume 93, citing *Boji*.,For paralysis caused by wind and chronic paralysis.

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