Wan’s Ox-Bile Heart-Clearing Pills，*A Brief Treatise on Epidemic Sore Throat*, Volume 2.，In epidemic sore throat, pathogenic heat invades the pericardium, causing mental confusion and delirium.
Wan’s Ox-Bile Heart-Clearing Pills
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Formulas Name : Wan’s Ox-Bile Heart-Clearing Pills
Chinese Name : 万氏牛黄清心丸
Drug Formulation
2 fen 5 li of rhinoceros bile, 1 qian 5 fen of mirror-polished cinnabar, 5 qian of raw Coptis, 2 qian of Sichuan curcuma, 3 qian of Scutellaria, 3 qian of gardenia.
Source
*A Brief Treatise on Epidemic Sore Throat*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix with refined honey to form pills.
Benefits
In epidemic sore throat, pathogenic heat invades the pericardium, causing mental confusion and delirium.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with a decoction of bamboo leaves and lampwick. It is even more effective when incorporated into a decoction containing rhinoceros horn, antelope horn, gold juice, licorice, forsythia, and mint.
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Wan’s Ox-Bile Heart-Clearing Pills,In epidemic sore throat, pathogenic heat invades the pericardium, causing mental confusion and delirium.