Cardamom Tip

Cardamom Tip,For malaria.

Formulas Name : Cardamom Tip

Chinese Name : 豆蔻顶

Drug Formulation

1 liang of cardamom, 3 qian of red xin (prepare by taking one large block of tofu, hollowing out a well in the center, placing the xin inside the well, covering it with the original tofu, boiling for the duration of one incense stick, then discarding the tofu and using the xin), 3 qian of cinnabar, and 5 qian of tuoseng.

Source

*Chuanya Bu*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with Shenqu paste to form pills the size of a goad.

Benefits

For malaria.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–6 pills per dose, washed down with plain hot water. Alternatively, supplement with Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Decoction or Spleen-Clearing Decoction; for cases of deficiency-cold, supplement with Longan Decoction. Reduce the dose by half for children.

Note

This formula must not be used concurrently with the “Phlegm-Toxin Suppression” formula; the two formulas have opposing effects, so exercise caution.

Cardamom Tip,*Chuanya Bu*, Volume 1.,For malaria.

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