Raw rhinoceros horn, raw tortoiseshell, amber, cinnabar, realgar, each 30 gm; bezoar, borneol, musk, each 7.5 gm; benzoin 45 gm (soaked in wine, boiled in a double boiler until dissolved, filtered to remove dregs, yielding approximately 30 gm of pure powder); gold and silver foil, 50 sheets each.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind raw rhinoceros horn and tortoiseshell into fine powder, mix well with the remaining ingredients, and form into pills, as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 3 to 5 pills each time, administer with ginseng soup; or take with 1 he of children's urine and 3 to 5 drops of ginger juice. For children, the standard dosage is 2 pills for a two-year-old, adjusting the dosage according to age.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Resuscitation, clearing heat, and removing toxins.

bubble_chart Indications

Apoplexy, acute wind stroke, inability to speak; attack of noxious factor, qi exhaustion; poisoning by various substances, hidden wind; heat stroke, epidemic toxin, yin-yang dual toxins, mountain miasma toxin, parasitic toxin, water toxin, etc., causing syncope, excessive phlegm and rough breathing, red tongue with yellow greasy coating, slippery and rapid pulse. As well as postpartum dizziness due to hemorrhage, bleeding from the mouth and nose, malignant blood attacking the heart, dysphoria and panting, vomiting, difficult delivery with confusion, retention of dead fetus (the above conditions to be taken with child's urine); and heart abdominal mass due to lung disorder, latent heat vomiting; pathogenic qi attacking the heart, large intestine wind constipation, mental confusion, blurred vision, sleep disturbances, dry lips, cold-damage disease with delirious speech; pediatric use for heart heat epilepsy, acute fright, apoplexy infantile fright, inability to sleep, dysphoria, wind phlegm, convulsions, etc. Currently used for cerebrovascular accidents, liver unconsciousness, encephalitis B, epilepsy, etc., belonging to phlegm confusing the heart orifice.

The formula is used to treat conditions caused by excessive pathogenic heat and phlegm obstructing the pericardium. The treatment principle is to remove blood stasis, resuscitate, clear heat, and eliminate toxins. In the formula, musk, borneol, and benzoin repel foulness, resolve turbidity, and dissolve phlegm to promote resuscitation, serving as the sovereign medicinals. Rhinoceros horn, cow-bezoar, and hawksbill shell clear heat, eliminate toxins, and lower heart fire, while realgar expels phlegm and removes toxins to awaken the spirit, acting as the minister medicinals. Cinnabar, amber, gold foil, and silver foil calm the mind with heavy sedatives, serving as the assistant and envoy medicinals. This formula contains many rare and precious animal, mineral, and resin-based medicinal materials, which are expensive and highly effective, hence the name "Supreme Treasure."

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

This formula contains a significant amount of aromatic and pungent herbs, which may deplete yin and consume fluids. It is contraindicated in cases of apoplexy or syncope due to ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang.