Three-Ingredient Gourd-Stalk Powder

Three-Ingredient Gourd-Stalk Powder,In cases of acute jaundice, if the patient has already taken a decoction of two ingredients—Coptis and cow’s milk—and the illness shows no signs of abating after ingestion, with the condition gradually worsening to the point of extreme severity, resembling the most severe form of epidemic jaundice,

Formulas Name : Three-Ingredient Gourd-Stalk Powder

Chinese Name : 瓜蒂三味散

Drug Formulation

7 melon seeds, 7 cloves, 7 red adzuki beans.

Source

Quoted from *Xu Renze’s Formulas* in Volume 4 of *Wai Tai*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

In cases of acute jaundice, if the patient has already taken a decoction of two ingredients—Coptis and cow’s milk—and the illness shows no signs of abating after ingestion, with the condition gradually worsening to the point of extreme severity, resembling the most severe form of epidemic jaundice,

Instructions for Use

Take a quantity the size of a soybean and blow it into each nostril. In a short while, yellow fluid will be discharged, resembling the decoction of Phellodendron bark, along with yellow worms. Alternatively, mix one fangcun bi of the powder with freshly drawn water and administer it to the patient; this may induce diarrhea or vomiting, and the discharge will also resemble the decoction of Phellodendron bark.

Note

Do not consume any cold foods or beverages.

Three-Ingredient Gourd-Stalk Powder,Quoted from *Xu Renze’s Formulas* in Volume 4 of *Wai Tai*.,In cases of acute jaundice, if the patient has already taken a decoction of two ingredients—Coptis and cow’s milk—and the illness shows no signs of abating after ingestion, with the condition gradually worsening to the point of extreme severity, resembling the most severe form of epidemic jaundice,

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