Chuanxiong-Danggui-Blood Residue Powder，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 9.，Consumptive disease; consumptive disease caused by a contagious pathogen, characterized by a flushed face and heat in the palms, soles, and chest.
Chuanxiong-Danggui-Blood Residue Powder
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Formulas Name : Chuanxiong-Danggui-Blood Residue Powder
Chinese Name : 芎归血余散
Drug Formulation
A small tuft of hair from the crown of a virgin’s head (washed with well water to remove grease; soaked in vinegar overnight; sun-dried at noon; twisted into a paper wick and burned until charred but not completely consumed), half a liang of Chuanxiong, 3 qian of Danggui, 2 qian of MuXiang, 2 qian of Taoren (soaked in water, peeled, and roasted),1 qian of benzoin, 1 qian of realgar, 2 whole scorpions, and 1 head of a large carp from the Yangtze River (cut while raw) (roasted in vinegar until crisp).
Source
*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 9.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
Consumptive disease; consumptive disease caused by a contagious pathogen, characterized by a flushed face and heat in the palms, soles, and chest.
Instructions for Use
Divide into 4 doses. For each dose, use one large bowl of well water; decoct in a clean room until reduced to 8 fen, then add half a qian of powdered red, hard Agarwood. After taking the medicine, inhale vital energy into the mouth and abdomen; burn Agarwood beneath the bed. At noon, take the medicine again as before. For consumptive diseases, use this formula first; subsequently, use the Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell and Raw Rhino Horn Powder to expel parasites.
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Chuanxiong-Danggui-Blood Residue Powder,Consumptive disease; consumptive disease caused by a contagious pathogen, characterized by a flushed face and heat in the palms, soles, and chest.