Gold-Dust Cinnabar Ointment，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.，For children with pathogenic heat in the Heart Meridian, presenting with flushed cheeks, excessive thirst, restless sleep, delirium and mania, difficulty swallowing phlegm, and mental confusion; for adults with accumulated phlegm-heat, restlessness in the heart and diaphragm, swollen and sore throat, and sores on the mouth and tongue.
Gold-Dust Cinnabar Ointment
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Formulas Name : Gold-Dust Cinnabar Ointment
Chinese Name : 金屑辰砂膏
Drug Formulation
Tooth-dissolving Powder (dried, ground) half liang, iron powder (ground) half liang, licorice (roasted) 2 liang, borneol (ground) 2 qian, cinnabar (ground, sifted) 3 liang, oyster shell powder (ground, sifted) 8 liang, ginseng 1 liang, gold leaf 30 pieces (as coating).
Source
*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix thoroughly with refined honey. Make 20 pills from 1.5 liang of the mixture, flatten them, and coat with gold leaf.
Benefits
For children with pathogenic heat in the Heart Meridian, presenting with flushed cheeks, excessive thirst, restless sleep, delirium and mania, difficulty swallowing phlegm, and mental confusion; for adults with accumulated phlegm-heat, restlessness in the heart and diaphragm, swollen and sore throat, and sores on the mouth and tongue.
Instructions for Use
Take a dose the size of half a soapberry; for adults, take 1 pill, divided into 2 doses, dissolved in peppermint tea, and taken after meals and before bedtime.
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Gold-Dust Cinnabar Ointment,For children with pathogenic heat in the Heart Meridian, presenting with flushed cheeks, excessive thirst, restless sleep, delirium and mania, difficulty swallowing phlegm, and mental confusion; for adults with accumulated phlegm-heat, restlessness in the heart and diaphragm, swollen and sore throat, and sores on the mouth and tongue.