formula | Bamboo Skin Bolus Zhu Pi Da Wan |
source | Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases |
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Gypsum (Gypsum Fibrosum)
15gm (2 fēn) Take Wuwei, grind it into powder, mix it with jujube pulp to form pills the size of a pellet. Take one pill with water, three times during the day and once at night.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Clearing heat and stopping vomiting, calming the middle and tonifying qi.
bubble_chart Indications
After childbirth, women may experience deficiency heat, restlessness, and nausea with vomiting.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Bamboo Shavings and Gypsum clear stomach heat and stop vomiting; Blackend Swallowwort Root clears deficiency heat; Cinnamon Twig pacifies counterflow; Liquorice Root and Chinese Date calm the middle and tonify qi, harmonizing the various herbs. Together, they achieve the effects of clearing heat and stopping vomiting, calming the middle and tonifying qi.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- For those with heat, double the amount of Blackend Swallowwort Root.
- For those with irritability and panting, add one portion (7.5 grams) of Arborvitae Seed.