Cinnabar Wu-Ling Powder，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 2 (New Formulas Added in Baoqing).，For cases of Shanghan where the exterior and interior syndromes have not yet resolved, presenting with headache, fever, oppression in the chest and heart, dry and parched lips and mouth, drowsiness and confusion, delirium and rambling speech, hallucinations of ghosts or spirits, as well as malaria with restlessness and confusion where the patient has not regained consciousness; or for heatstroke causing thirst, red and scanty urine, heat in the palms and soles, restlessness and frequent crying, gnashing of teeth and rearing up, with signs of impending convulsions.For children with night crying due to pathogenic heat affecting the heart.
Cinnabar Wu-Ling Powder
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Formulas Name : Cinnabar Wu-Ling Powder
Chinese Name : 辰砂五苓散
Drug Formulation
Cinnabar (ground) 12 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala (stem removed) 12 liang, Poria cocos (black skin removed) 12 liang, Alisma orientale (washed, coarsely chopped) 12 liang, Poria cocos (red, skin removed) 12 liang, Cinnamomum cassia (coarse bark removed) 8 liang.
Source
*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 2 (New Formulas Added in Baoqing).
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For cases of Shanghan where the exterior and interior syndromes have not yet resolved, presenting with headache, fever, oppression in the chest and heart, dry and parched lips and mouth, drowsiness and confusion, delirium and rambling speech, hallucinations of ghosts or spirits, as well as malaria with restlessness and confusion where the patient has not regained consciousness; or for heatstroke causing thirst, red and scanty urine, heat in the palms and soles, restlessness and frequent crying, gnashing of teeth and rearing up, with signs of impending convulsions.For children with night crying due to pathogenic heat affecting the heart.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian per dose, dissolved in boiling water, at any time. For heatstroke with thirst and dark, scanty urine, dissolve in freshly drawn water; for children with heat in the palms and soles, restlessness, frequent crying, clenched teeth, and a head-throwing motion resembling a startle reaction, take half a qian per dose, dissolved in warm boiled water.
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Cinnabar Wu-Ling Powder,For cases of Shanghan where the exterior and interior syndromes have not yet resolved, presenting with headache, fever, oppression in the chest and heart, dry and parched lips and mouth, drowsiness and confusion, delirium and rambling speech, hallucinations of ghosts or spirits, as well as malaria with restlessness and confusion where the patient has not regained consciousness; or for heatstroke causing thirst, red and scanty urine, heat in the palms and soles, restlessness and frequent crying, gnashing of teeth and rearing up, with signs of impending convulsions.For children with night crying due to pathogenic heat affecting the heart.