Wind-Dispelling, Bone-Transforming, Life-Saving Pill，From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 6, citing *Effective Formulas*.，Severe leprosy, purple cloud wind, vitiligo, goose-foot wind;all conditions caused by cold and dampness, stiffness and cramping of the hands and feet, aching and pain in the joints throughout the body, numbness and loss of sensation, and wandering, stabbing pain; tetanus; various types of carbuncles, boils, and malignant abscesses; syphilitic sores, whether the toxin has already formed or not; and diseases such as scabies, leprosy, tinea, and pus-filled sores throughout the body.
Wind-Dispelling, Bone-Transforming, Life-Saving Pill
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Formulas Name : Wind-Dispelling, Bone-Transforming, Life-Saving Pill
Chinese Name : 搜风换骨夺命丹
Drug Formulation
Authentic Acanthopanax Bark (washed) 1 jin 8 liang, Pig’s-Tooth Soapberry (shelled) 1 jin 8 liang, Mao Mountain Atractylodes 1 jin (washed in rice washing water, sun-dried), Ephedra (roots and nodes removed) 5 jin, Purple-backed Duckweed 2 jin(Sun-dried and steamed over water. Take the above five ingredients, add one bucket of running water to a clay pot, and decoct until reduced by half; then add more water and decoct again. Repeat this process 3–4 times, strain through fine silk, and boil down to a paste. Add the following powdered ingredients): Sichuan Aconite (boiled with black beans) 1 liang, Strychnos nux-vomica (oil removed) 1 liang,Horn Agarwood (black variety) 1 liang, Guangxi Frankincense (unburned) 1 liang, Genuine Dragon’s Blood (pale red) 1 liang, Drip Frankincense (roasted) 1 liang, Tianma (large) 1 liang, Pinellia (roasted with vinegar 3 times) 1 liang, Notopterygium (washed) 1 liang 5 qian, Schizonepeta Spikes 1 liang 3 qian, Saposhnikovia (washed to remove soil, stem removed)1 liang 3 qian, Brocade-Patterned Rhubarb (large chunks, moist) 1 liang 3 qian, White Silkworm (removed from silk, mouthparts, and legs) 1 liang 2 qian, Sichuan Gan Song (soil removed) 7 qian, Xanthium Seeds (soil removed, roasted) 7 qian, Angelica Dahurica Tips (washed) 7 qian, Genuine Myrrh (ground separately) 7 qian, White Tribulus (thorns removed) 7 qian,Turmeric 7 qian, Sichuan Angelica (root removed, washed with wine) 7 qian, Soapberry Thorns (tips and woody parts removed) 7 qian, Genuine Musk from the Dangmen Region 3 qian, Great Wind Seeds (shells and oil removed) 5 qian, Burdock Seeds 5 qian.
Source
From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 6, citing *Effective Formulas*.
Processing
Grind each of the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder, mix them into the ointment base, and knead thoroughly to form pills the size of a marble. Take 4 pills per dose. Coat each pill first with cinnabar suspended in water, then with a sheet of gold leaf. Dry in the shade; do not expose to fire or direct sunlight.
Benefits
Severe leprosy, purple cloud wind, vitiligo, goose-foot wind;all conditions caused by cold and dampness, stiffness and cramping of the hands and feet, aching and pain in the joints throughout the body, numbness and loss of sensation, and wandering, stabbing pain; tetanus; various types of carbuncles, boils, and malignant abscesses; syphilitic sores, whether the toxin has already formed or not; and diseases such as scabies, leprosy, tinea, and pus-filled sores throughout the body.
Instructions for Use
For serious illnesses, take 1 pill; for minor ailments, take half a pill. Place it in a small-mouthed wine bottle, add 1 large bowl of ash-free boiled wine, seal tightly with oiled paper, and double-boil for the duration of 2 sticks of incense. Remove and consume while hot until a foul-smelling sweat is induced. Those with robust vital energy should take one dose every other day; those who are weak should take one dose every 3–4 days.For conditions such as severe skin disorders, take up to 20 pills until the illness is cured; thereafter, take another 20 pills, place them in a jar with a spout, add 30 bowls of high-quality, ash-free wine to soak them, seal the jar tightly, and steam as described above—ensuring no steam escapes. Drink 3 wine cups at a time to eradicate the root cause of the illness.Before taking the medicine, first prepare a concentrated decoction using approximately two liang each of Fangfeng, Perilla, Impatiens root, Sophora branch, Schizonepeta, and Rubus root to bathe in; then take the medicine.
Note
Avoid exposure to drafts and abstain from pork, fish, mutton, chicken, goose, wheat bran, greasy foods, grilled or roasted foods, fried or stir-fried foods, and spicy or toxic substances.
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Wind-Dispelling, Bone-Transforming, Life-Saving Pill,Severe leprosy, purple cloud wind, vitiligo, goose-foot wind;all conditions caused by cold and dampness, stiffness and cramping of the hands and feet, aching and pain in the joints throughout the body, numbness and loss of sensation, and wandering, stabbing pain; tetanus; various types of carbuncles, boils, and malignant abscesses; syphilitic sores, whether the toxin has already formed or not; and diseases such as scabies, leprosy, tinea, and pus-filled sores throughout the body.