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Prescriptions for Calming Endogenous Wind

Da Ding Feng Zhu (大定风珠)

Da Dingfeng Zhu 大定風珠
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Great Pearl for Wind-syndrome

The Prescription of 大定风珠

Source

The book Wen Bing Tiao Bian

Ingredients

Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Atba) 18 g,Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae) 18 g,Mai Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis) 18 g,Gui Ban (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis) 12 g,Mu Li (Concha Ostreae) 12 g,Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparate) 12 g,Bie Jia (Carapax Trionycis) 12 g,E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini) 9 g,Ma Ren (Fructus Cannabis) 6 g,Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae) 6 g,Ji Zi Huang (egg yolk) 2 ones.

Explanation

Ji Zi Huang (egg yolk) and E Jiao: The principal drugs, nourishing Yin-fluid to calm endogenous wind.

Di Huang, Mai Dong and Bai Shao: Replenishing Yin and nourishing the liver.

Gui Ban and Bie Jia:Nourishing Yin and suppressing the hyperactivity of Yang.

Ma Ren: Nourishing Yin and moistening dryness.

Mu Li: Calming the liver and suppressing the hyperactivity of Yang.

Wu Wei Zi and Zhi Gan Cao: Being sour and sweet in taste to nourish Yin.

The Effect of 大定风珠

Effect

Replenishing Yin and calming wind.

Indications

Wind-syndrome due to impairment of Yin by the intense heat produced by prolonged epidemic febrile disease or consumption of Yin-fluid caused by mistaking drugs with the action of diaphoresis or purgation, marked by lassitude, trembling of the hands and feet, deep-colored tongue with little coating and weak pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as epidemic encephalitis B and typhoid fever.

Administrations

The ingredients except Ji Zi Huang (egg yolk) are decocted in water for the decoction, in which Ji Zi Huang is put. The decoction is divided into 2 portions, 1 portion is taken each time.

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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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