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[SOURCE]: Yang⁵s Formulae Handed Down by Family

[INGREDIENTS]:Giant typhonium tuber,  Batryticated silkworm,  Scorpion  (With equal dose respectively)

[DIRECTIONS]: Grind the above herbs into fine powder and take 3 gram of this powder with warm wine each time. Or decoct the above herbs for oral admin­istration in proper dose.

[EFFECTS]:Expelling wind and resolving phlegm to relieve spasm.

[INDICATIONS]: Wind-attack marked by wry mouth and distorted eyes.

[ANALYSIS OF FORMULA]: This is a common formula for treating wind-at­tacked syndrome marked by facial paralysis with wry mouth and distorted eyes. Being pungent flavor and hot nature, giant typhonium tuber expels wind and re­solves phlegm and it is good at dispelling the facial wind. Both batryticated silk­worm and scorpion can expel wind to relieve spasm, of which batryticated silk­worm also has the effect of resolving phlegm while scorpion specializes in clearing the collaterals. The combination of these three herbs has powerful and specific effects. The warm wine can activate the blood vessels as well as guide herbs into collaterals where are the location of disease.

Ciant typhonium tuber has the partial property of warmth and dryness, so it is more suitable to the cold type of wind-phlegm. This formula is contraindicated to wry mouth and distorted eyes or hemiplegia due to qi deficiency with blood stagnation or due to stirring up of the liver-wind. Besides, it should be cautious to use giant typhonium tuber and scorpion because they are poisonous.