Aconite Red Powder

Aconite Red Powder,Epidemic diseases.

Formulas Name : Aconite Red Powder

Chinese Name : 乌头赤散

Drug Formulation

1.5 liang of Aconite, 0.5 liang of Soapberry Pod, 1 liang of Realgar, 1 liang of Asarum, 1 liang of Platycodon, and 1 liang of Rhubarb.

Source

*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 9

Processing

Grind the above herbs into a fine powder.

Benefits

Epidemic diseases.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 daogui per dose, washed down with clear wine or well water, twice daily. If no improvement is seen, gradually increase the dose until improvement is observed. On the first day of illness, take 1 daogui. Take an amount roughly the size of two soybeans and blow it into both nostrils.

Aconite Red Powder,*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 9,Epidemic diseases.

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