Danshen Powder

Danshen Powder,For children with blood stasis in the heart and heat, presenting with redness on the body that extends to the cheeks, around the mouth, or beneath the eyes—a rouge-like redness—where the facial skin immediately wrinkles and peels, with the condition gradually worsening.

Formulas Name : Danshen Powder

Chinese Name : 丹参散

Drug Formulation

Danshen 1 fen, Huangqin 1 fen, Ma Huang half liang (roots and nodes removed), Zhike 1 fen (lightly fried with wheat bran until pale yellow, pith removed), Ge Gen 1 fen (chopped), Rhino Horn shavings 1 fen.

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 91.

Processing

The above is a coarse powder.

Benefits

For children with blood stasis in the heart and heat, presenting with redness on the body that extends to the cheeks, around the mouth, or beneath the eyes—a rouge-like redness—where the facial skin immediately wrinkles and peels, with the condition gradually worsening.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose. Boil with 1 small cup of water, adding 10 bamboo leaves and half a fen of bamboo shavings, until reduced to 5 fen. Strain, let cool to a warm temperature, and administer according to the child’s age, adjusting the dose as appropriate. It is advisable to first make a small incision with the tip of a knife to draw blood before administering the medicine.

Danshen Powder,*Shenghui*, Volume 91.,For children with blood stasis in the heart and heat, presenting with redness on the body that extends to the cheeks, around the mouth, or beneath the eyes—a rouge-like redness—where the facial skin immediately wrinkles and peels, with the condition gradually worsening.

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