Golden Arrowhead Powder，*Bo Ji*, Volume 5.，Stroke, hematuria, pain in the lower back and knees, stillbirth, hemoptysis, intestinal wind affecting the lower back and genitals, pinworms, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, pulmonary asthma, women’s blood and qi disorders, cold blood, eye pain, hernia, the five types of dysuria,malaria, chronic chills, amenorrhea, bloody vaginal discharge, dysentery, leukorrhea, food stagnation, abdominal pain, difficult childbirth, infantile convulsions, malnutrition, red-and-white dysentery, white dysentery, red dysentery,internal heat, infantile rhinitis, lacquer poisoning, “tiger wind” pain in the foot tendons and bones, mental confusion, female urinary dysuria, red eyes, pain and numbness in the lower back and knees, dysphagia, alternating chills and fever in the lungs, a child accidentally swallowing a coin, painful urinary disorders, food stagnation above the diaphragm, heat-toxin wind, lower back pain, uncontrollable diarrhea from accidental ingestion of mercury powder, women’s blood-exhaustion with jaundice and emaciation, the Five Labors, and infantile “heavenly hook wind.”
Golden Arrowhead Powder
Formulas Name : Golden Arrowhead Powder
Chinese Name : 金镞散
Drug Formulation
Half a liang of white aconite root (roasted, inner core only), half a liang of wood fragrant, 3 fen of earthworm, half a liang of cardamom (peeled), 30 dried scorpions, half a liang of cinnamon bark (inner core only), 2 liang of Coptis (cleaned), half a liang of rhubarb (raw), half a liang of platycodon root, half a liang of evodia fruit (fried with wheat bran), half a liang of peony root,Chuanxiong half liang (cleaned), Anemarrhena rhizome half liang, White silkworm pupae 3 fen (straight ones), White wild sesame seeds (kernels only) half liang, Poria cocos half liang, Angelica sinensis half liang, Areca nuts 2 (1 raw, 1 cooked), Soapberry half liang (raw, peeled), Ginseng half liang,2 liang of croton seed (peeled, soaked in fresh water daily for 14 days, then boiled in wheat bran water for 1 day, and finely ground into a powder).
Source
*Bo Ji*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; then add the croton seeds and grind them together in a mortar until uniform. Transfer the mixture to a porcelain container, seal it tightly, and store in a warm place for 7 days.
Benefits
Stroke, hematuria, pain in the lower back and knees, stillbirth, hemoptysis, intestinal wind affecting the lower back and genitals, pinworms, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, pulmonary asthma, women’s blood and qi disorders, cold blood, eye pain, hernia, the five types of dysuria,malaria, chronic chills, amenorrhea, bloody vaginal discharge, dysentery, leukorrhea, food stagnation, abdominal pain, difficult childbirth, infantile convulsions, malnutrition, red-and-white dysentery, white dysentery, red dysentery,internal heat, infantile rhinitis, lacquer poisoning, “tiger wind” pain in the foot tendons and bones, mental confusion, female urinary dysuria, red eyes, pain and numbness in the lower back and knees, dysphagia, alternating chills and fever in the lungs, a child accidentally swallowing a coin, painful urinary disorders, food stagnation above the diaphragm, heat-toxin wind, lower back pain, uncontrollable diarrhea from accidental ingestion of mercury powder, women’s blood-exhaustion with jaundice and emaciation, the Five Labors, and infantile “heavenly hook wind.”
Instructions for Use
Take 1 character per dose, with the following decoctions: for sudden stroke, mix with wine made from sheep’s marrow; for dizziness, mix with chrysanthemum wine; for bloody dysuria, mix with rhubarb decoction; for pain in the lower back and knees, mix with vinegar decoction; for a stillborn fetus, mix with cinnamon bark and mercury decoction—take two doses to induce expulsion;For hemoptysis, take it with bamboo shavings decoction; for intestinal wind affecting the lower back and perineum, mix the natural juice of Fanliu grass with hot wine, and also mix oak leaf ash with wine to take it; for pinworm infestation, first eat dried beef, then take it with Wuqi decoction; for cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, take it with freshly drawn well water; for pulmonary asthma, take it with apricot kernel decoction; for all types of phlegm in children, take it with rice gruel;For food and alcohol-induced conditions, take with ginger and jujube decoction; for women’s blood and qi disorders, take with warm wine; for cold blood, take with mugwort decoction; for eye pain, take with chrysanthemum decoction; for hernia, take with anise decoction; for the five types of dysuria, take with akebia decoction; for malaria, take with garlic and wine decoction; for chronic cold, take with pepper decoction; for amenorrhea, take with hot wine; for red vaginal discharge and dysentery, take with bean decoction;white vaginal discharge: take with mugwort decoction; food stagnation: take with tangerine peel decoction; abdominal pain: take with peach kernel decoction; malnutrition and similar conditions: take with rice gruel; postpartum conditions: take with warm wine (same as for difficult labor); convulsions: take with scorpion tail decoction mixed with a small amount of urine; red and white dysentery: take with dried ginger and licorice decoction;For white dysentery, take with Atractylodes Decoction; for red dysentery, take with Sanguisorba Decoction; for internal heat, take with Ephedra Decoction; for “ghost arrow” (a type of arrowhead), take with Peach Amulet Decoction; for children’s nasal congestion, take with honey decoction; for lacquer poisoning, take with pepper decoction; for “tiger wind” causing pain in the foot tendons and bones, take with a decoction made from the ashes of a painted lion;For mental confusion, take with a decoction of gold and silver; for urinary dribbling in women, take with a decoction of mallow leaves; for red eyes, take with a decoction of licorice; for pain and numbness in the lower back and knees, take with a decoction of Achyranthes; for difficulty swallowing, take with a decoction of tangerine peel; for lung qi disorders, take with a decoction of gecko; for alternating chills and fever, take with a decoction of willow twigs; for a child who has accidentally swallowed a coin, take with a decoction of talcum powder;For painful urinary disorders, take with gourd decoction; for food stagnation above the diaphragm, take with light bamboo leaf decoction; for heat-toxin wind, take with gardenia decoction; for lower back pain, take half a qian with ginger and jujube decoction; for unstoppable diarrhea caused by accidental ingestion of mercury powder, take with decocted black lead decoction; for women with blood deficiency leading to jaundice and emaciation, take with cassia and jujube decoction—black blood discharge indicates recovery, while fresh blood discharge indicates the condition remains untreated;For the Five Exhaustions, after taking Pig Gallbladder Decoction for 7 days, the condition is cured if fresh blood flows from the nose; if black blood is present, it is untreatable; for a child with Tian Diao Feng, mix the ash of burned cicada shells with urine and administer the mixture.
Golden Arrowhead Powder,Stroke, hematuria, pain in the lower back and knees, stillbirth, hemoptysis, intestinal wind affecting the lower back and genitals, pinworms, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, pulmonary asthma, women’s blood and qi disorders, cold blood, eye pain, hernia, the five types of dysuria,malaria, chronic chills, amenorrhea, bloody vaginal discharge, dysentery, leukorrhea, food stagnation, abdominal pain, difficult childbirth, infantile convulsions, malnutrition, red-and-white dysentery, white dysentery, red dysentery,internal heat, infantile rhinitis, lacquer poisoning, “tiger wind” pain in the foot tendons and bones, mental confusion, female urinary dysuria, red eyes, pain and numbness in the lower back and knees, dysphagia, alternating chills and fever in the lungs, a child accidentally swallowing a coin, painful urinary disorders, food stagnation above the diaphragm, heat-toxin wind, lower back pain, uncontrollable diarrhea from accidental ingestion of mercury powder, women’s blood-exhaustion with jaundice and emaciation, the Five Labors, and infantile “heavenly hook wind.”