formula | Pestilence Avoiding Pill Bei Wen Dan |
source | "Selected Medical Prescriptions of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu" |
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bubble_chart Composition Raw licorice root, Southern atractylodes, Northern asarum, and yellow frankincense, 30 grams each.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above ingredients together into a fine powder, add 250 grams of red date flesh, and form into round cakes the size of longan. Place them over a charcoal fire to smoke, which can protect against disasters for three days and safeguard the family from calamity. In summer, add 30 grams of dried gypsum; in winter, add 1.5 grams of cinnabar. No additions are needed in spring and autumn.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Avoiding plague.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Asarum and frankincense are both rich in volatile oils, possessing the effects of removing toxins and dispersing swelling, as well as calming properties; combined with Liquorice Root to remove toxins and Atractylodes Rhizome to eliminate dampness. When placed on a charcoal fire to produce smoke for fumigation, it can ward off pestilence and evil toxins.