formula | Negro Pill Hei Nu Wan |
source | Volume 2 of Zhouhou Fang |
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bubble_chart Composition Ephedra 60 gm, Rhubarb 60 gm, Scutellaria 30 gm, Mirabilite 30 gm, Soot from the bottom of a pot 30 gm, Soot from the chimney 60 gm, Dust from the beam 60 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of marbles. Dissolve one pill in freshly drawn water and administer immediately. If thirsty, give water; soon a chill will set in, followed by sweating, which will bring relief. If no effect is felt, administer another pill.
bubble_chart Indications
On the fifth, sixth, and seventh days of cold-damage disease, seasonal epidemic warm disease, and warm toxin disease, symptoms include severe thirst, irritability, and a pulse that is full, large, and rapid.