Da Shun Powder，From *The Bureau’s Formulas*, Volume 2.，For heatstroke and summer heat, excessive fluid intake, dampness affecting the spleen and stomach, failure to distinguish between water and food, mixing of clear and turbid substances, reversal of yin and yang qi, and cholera with vomiting; for disharmony between cold and heat in the viscera, diarrhea with excessive thirst, restlessness in the chest and abdomen, dysentery with red and white stools, abdominal pain with a sensation of incomplete evacuation; and for internal summer heat, characterized by poor appetite, fatigue, fever, thirst, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, with a deep and faint pulse.
Da Shun Powder
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Formulas Name : Da Shun Powder
Chinese Name : 大顺散
Drug Formulation
Licorice (chopped into 1-cun lengths) 30 jin, Dried Ginger 4 jin, Apricot Kernels (peeled, tips removed, and stir-fried) 4 jin, Cinnamon Bark (coarse outer bark removed, roasted) 4 jin.
Source
From *The Bureau’s Formulas*, Volume 2.
Processing
First, stir-fry the licorice in white sand until it turns 8 parts yellow. Next, add the dried ginger and stir-fry together until the ginger cracks. Then add the apricot kernels and continue stir-frying until the kernels no longer make a sound. Sift the mixture to remove impurities. Finally, add the cinnamon and pound all ingredients together in a mortar, then sift to form a powder.
Benefits
For heatstroke and summer heat, excessive fluid intake, dampness affecting the spleen and stomach, failure to distinguish between water and food, mixing of clear and turbid substances, reversal of yin and yang qi, and cholera with vomiting; for disharmony between cold and heat in the viscera, diarrhea with excessive thirst, restlessness in the chest and abdomen, dysentery with red and white stools, abdominal pain with a sensation of incomplete evacuation; and for internal summer heat, characterized by poor appetite, fatigue, fever, thirst, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, with a deep and faint pulse.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian per dose; decoct in 1 medium bowl of water until reduced to 7 fen; strain and take while warm. If restlessness occurs, mix with well water and take regardless of the time of day; it may also be taken mixed with boiling water.
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Da Shun Powder,For heatstroke and summer heat, excessive fluid intake, dampness affecting the spleen and stomach, failure to distinguish between water and food, mixing of clear and turbid substances, reversal of yin and yang qi, and cholera with vomiting; for disharmony between cold and heat in the viscera, diarrhea with excessive thirst, restlessness in the chest and abdomen, dysentery with red and white stools, abdominal pain with a sensation of incomplete evacuation; and for internal summer heat, characterized by poor appetite, fatigue, fever, thirst, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, with a deep and faint pulse.