Prescriptions For Recuperating Depleted Yang and Rescuing Patients from Collapse
Wu Tou Chi Shi Zhi Wan (乌头赤石脂丸)
Name
The Prescription of 乌头赤石脂丸
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Shu Jiao 14 g,Fu Zi 7 g,Wu Tou 7.5 g,Gan Jiang 14 g,Chi Shi Zhi 14 g.Explanation
Chuan Wu: Dispelling wind-damp, warming meridians to alleviate pain.
Shu Jiao: Warming middle energizer and alleviating pain, expel ascaris for oral use.
Fu Zi: Restoring yang from collapse, reinforcing fire and strengthening yang, dispelling cold to alleviate pain.
Gan Jiang: Warming the lung and dispelling cold so as to eliminate retained phlegm and warming up the spleen-Yang to remove dampness.
Chi Shi Zhi: Astringing intestines to check diarrhea, astringing to stop bleeding.
The Effect of 乌头赤石脂丸
Effect
Warm yang and expel cold, alleviate pain and restore Yang from collapse.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is made with honey into pills.
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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