Purple Snow

Purple Snow,Effective for a hundred wind-heat disorders, warm malaria, epidemics, and the five types of stagnation and convulsive epilepsy.

Formulas Name : Purple Snow

Chinese Name : 紫雪

Drug Formulation

1 liang of gold, 3 jin of cold-water stone, 3 jin of gypsum, 3 jin of magnetite, 3 jin of talc.

Source

From *Qianjin Yueling*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 195.

Processing

Combine the ingredients with 1 shi of water and decoct until reduced to 4 dou; remove the gold, cut the remaining ingredients into pieces, and add them to the decoction. Decoct further until reduced to 1 dou 5 sheng; strain out the residue, then add 4 sheng of sodium carbonate and 4 sheng of sodium sulfate. Simmer over low heat; when the mixture cools and begins to solidify, add 3 liang of cinnabar and 0.5 fen of musk—both finely ground—and let stand for 3 days until it forms a snow-like consistency.

Benefits

Effective for a hundred wind-heat disorders, warm malaria, epidemics, and the five types of stagnation and convulsive epilepsy.

Purple Snow,From *Qianjin Yueling*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 195.,Effective for a hundred wind-heat disorders, warm malaria, epidemics, and the five types of stagnation and convulsive epilepsy.

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