Great Rhinoceros Horn Decoction

Great Rhinoceros Horn Decoction,For cases where toxin from beriberi ascends to the heart and transforms into fluid, causing generalized swelling and such severe distress that the patient feels on the verge of death. Symptoms include pain and numbness in the legs along the Spleen and Kidney meridians, persistent numbness in the lower abdomen, ascending pain to the head and face, generalized redness and swelling, difficulty urinating, shortness of breath and chest fullness, and such severe distress that the patient feels on the verge of death.

Formulas Name : Great Rhinoceros Horn Decoction

Chinese Name : 大犀角汤

Drug Formulation

2 liang of rhinoceros horn, 2 liang of Tussilago flower, 2 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 2 liang of Cinnamomum cassia bark, 2 liang of Stephania root, 2 liang of Scutellaria baicalensis, 1 sheng of fermented black beans, 2 liang of tangerine peel, 2 liang of Poria cocos, 4 liang of Peucedanum root, 4 liang of white mulberry bark, 1 handful of Perilla stems and leaves, and 10 jujubes.

Source

*Qianjin*, Volume 7.

Benefits

For cases where toxin from beriberi ascends to the heart and transforms into fluid, causing generalized swelling and such severe distress that the patient feels on the verge of death. Symptoms include pain and numbness in the legs along the Spleen and Kidney meridians, persistent numbness in the lower abdomen, ascending pain to the head and face, generalized redness and swelling, difficulty urinating, shortness of breath and chest fullness, and such severe distress that the patient feels on the verge of death.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil in 9 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng and 7 he. Divide into 3 doses, taking each at intervals of approximately 10 li’s walk. Continue until the qi descends. Once the qi has descended, urination will become unimpeded, leg swelling will subside, and the patient will regain appetite.

Great Rhinoceros Horn Decoction,*Qianjin*, Volume 7.,For cases where toxin from beriberi ascends to the heart and transforms into fluid, causing generalized swelling and such severe distress that the patient feels on the verge of death. Symptoms include pain and numbness in the legs along the Spleen and Kidney meridians, persistent numbness in the lower abdomen, ascending pain to the head and face, generalized redness and swelling, difficulty urinating, shortness of breath and chest fullness, and such severe distress that the patient feels on the verge of death.

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