Bi Sheng Powder，*Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 14.，For malignant wind-induced diseases where both the Nutritive and Defensive Qi are impaired, and symptoms manifest simultaneously throughout the body.
Bi Sheng Powder
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Formulas Name : Bi Sheng Powder
Chinese Name : 必胜散
Drug Formulation
5 qian of red areca nut, 5 qian of soapberry thorns (roasted), 1 liang of rhubarb (steamed with wine), 6 qian of white pharbitis (raw, using only the head and powder; roast half of it), 1 qian each of licorice (raw and roasted), and 2 qian of mercury oxide.
Source
*Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 14.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a powder.
Benefits
For malignant wind-induced diseases where both the Nutritive and Defensive Qi are impaired, and symptoms manifest simultaneously throughout the body.
Instructions for Use
Adults in their prime should take it in 5 doses; those of middle age in 7 doses. For each dose, mix with 2 spoons of brown sugar or white honey and 5 spoons of ginger juice. Take it before bedtime on an empty stomach, washed down with ginger tea. By the third watch of the night, the entire body will feel numb as if pricked by needles, and the head, eyes, and gaps between the teeth will all ache. This medicine targets the root of the disease; for severe cases, administer once every 7 days; for milder cases, once every 10 days to half a month, for a total of 3–5 courses.After the illness subsides, eyebrows and hair will gradually regrow, and muscle tone will return to normal. If there is blood in the gaps between the teeth, rinse the mouth with Huanglian Guanzhong Decoction.
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Bi Sheng Powder,For malignant wind-induced diseases where both the Nutritive and Defensive Qi are impaired, and symptoms manifest simultaneously throughout the body.