Great Chest-Relieving Pills，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Heat-induced solid chest obstruction, characterized by hardness, fullness, and pain in the chest; stiffness in the neck and nape; spontaneous sweating; constipation; and a deep, firm pulse. In Taiyang syndrome, if purgation is administered improperly, heat may penetrate and cause chest obstruction; in such cases, the neck is also stiff, resembling a state of soft spasm. In epidemic-induced chest obstruction, with solid heat internally, the pulse is deep and firm, and there is pain and fullness beneath the heart; upon palpation, it feels as hard as stone.In Taiyang syndrome, the neck and back are stiff, resembling a spasm; there is spontaneous sweating and a fixed gaze; the pulse is deep at the cun position, floating at the guan position, and weak at the chi position. For Yangming heat-induced dyspnea and early-stage edema with a solid appearance. For fluid accumulation in the chest and flanks, causing fullness, pain, dry and hard stools, and scanty urine.
Great Chest-Relieving Pills
Formulas Name : Great Chest-Relieving Pills
Chinese Name : 大陷胸丸
Drug Formulation
Half a jin of rhubarb, half a sheng of toadflax seeds (roasted), half a sheng of sodium sulfate, half a sheng of apricot kernels (with skin and tips removed, roasted until black).
Source
*Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Benefits
Heat-induced solid chest obstruction, characterized by hardness, fullness, and pain in the chest; stiffness in the neck and nape; spontaneous sweating; constipation; and a deep, firm pulse. In Taiyang syndrome, if purgation is administered improperly, heat may penetrate and cause chest obstruction; in such cases, the neck is also stiff, resembling a state of soft spasm. In epidemic-induced chest obstruction, with solid heat internally, the pulse is deep and firm, and there is pain and fullness beneath the heart; upon palpation, it feels as hard as stone.In Taiyang syndrome, the neck and back are stiff, resembling a spasm; there is spontaneous sweating and a fixed gaze; the pulse is deep at the cun position, floating at the guan position, and weak at the chi position. For Yangming heat-induced dyspnea and early-stage edema with a solid appearance. For fluid accumulation in the chest and flanks, causing fullness, pain, dry and hard stools, and scanty urine.
Instructions for Use
Pound and sift the first two ingredients; add apricot kernels and sodium silicate, then grind together until smooth as grease. Mix into a powder and form into a pill the size of a marble. Separately, pound 1 qian bi of Gan Sui into a fine powder; combine with 2 he of white honey and 2 sheng of water, boil until reduced to 1 sheng; take this warm in a single dose. A bowel movement will occur after one night. If no bowel movement occurs, take another dose; the treatment is effective once a bowel movement is achieved.
Note
This formula is extremely potent in promoting diuresis and eliminating accumulations; however, it should not be taken lightly by those who are not physically robust.
Great Chest-Relieving Pills,Heat-induced solid chest obstruction, characterized by hardness, fullness, and pain in the chest; stiffness in the neck and nape; spontaneous sweating; constipation; and a deep, firm pulse. In Taiyang syndrome, if purgation is administered improperly, heat may penetrate and cause chest obstruction; in such cases, the neck is also stiff, resembling a state of soft spasm. In epidemic-induced chest obstruction, with solid heat internally, the pulse is deep and firm, and there is pain and fullness beneath the heart; upon palpation, it feels as hard as stone.In Taiyang syndrome, the neck and back are stiff, resembling a spasm; there is spontaneous sweating and a fixed gaze; the pulse is deep at the cun position, floating at the guan position, and weak at the chi position. For Yangming heat-induced dyspnea and early-stage edema with a solid appearance. For fluid accumulation in the chest and flanks, causing fullness, pain, dry and hard stools, and scanty urine.