Yellow Emperor’s Life-Protecting Thousand-Gold Pills

Yellow Emperor’s Life-Protecting Thousand-Gold Pills,For chronic emaciation, chest fullness with rashes, vomiting after eating, undigested food remaining in the stomach, and wasting diseases caused by stroke or evil spirits.

Formulas Name : Yellow Emperor’s Life-Protecting Thousand-Gold Pills

Chinese Name : 黄帝护命千金丸

Drug Formulation

Wild Kudzu 7 cun (roasted), Mylabris 20 pieces (legs and wings removed, roasted), Realgar 1 liang (ground), Orpiment 1 liang, Podophyllum 1 liang, Melon Seeds 1 liang, Cinnabar 1 liang (ground), Arsenic Sulfide 1 liang (wrapped in clay, burned for half a day), Glehnia Root 1 liang,1 liang of Mangcao (roasted), 1 liang of pepper (seeds removed, sweated), 15 pieces of Didan (legs and wings removed, roasted).

Source

From *Wai Tai*, Volume 13, citing *Gujin Luyan*.

Processing

Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For chronic emaciation, chest fullness with rashes, vomiting after eating, undigested food remaining in the stomach, and wasting diseases caused by stroke or evil spirits.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills per dose, twice daily. For sudden stroke with loss of consciousness, take 2 pills the size of a small bean; reduce the dose by half for the elderly and children. For abscesses or swellings caused by being trampled by cattle or horses, or bites from venomous insects, place 1 pill in the palm of your hand, mix with saliva, and apply to the affected area; immediate relief will follow. On New Year’s Day, give each family member—young and old—1 pill mixed with wine; they will remain free of illness for one year.For typhoid fever with body heat, take 1 pill; when examining a patient, take 1 pill; then lie down with the patient without fear.

Note

Avoid raw blood-containing foods.

Yellow Emperor’s Life-Protecting Thousand-Gold Pills,From *Wai Tai*, Volume 13, citing *Gujin Luyan*.,For chronic emaciation, chest fullness with rashes, vomiting after eating, undigested food remaining in the stomach, and wasting diseases caused by stroke or evil spirits.

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