Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Hua Tuo’s Red Powder

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Hua Tuo’s Red Powder,For headache and fever due to cold damage, with stiffness in the lower back and neck; as well as for wind-induced lockjaw and persistent malaria; and for women suffering from wind-cold after childbirth, with distended abdomen due to menstrual qi stagnation.

Formulas Name : Hua Tuo’s Red Powder

Chinese Name : 华佗赤散

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar 12 zhu, Sichuan pepper 18 zhu, Sichuan lacquer 18 zhu, dried ginger 18 zhu, Asarum 18 zhu, Scutellaria 18 zhu, Stephania 18 zhu, Cinnamon bark 18 zhu, Poria 18 zhu, Ginseng 18 zhu, Glehnia 18 zhu,Platycodon root 18 zhu, Epimedium 18 zhu, Aconite root 18 zhu, Realgar 24 zhu, Evodia fruit 30 zhu, Ephedra 2.5 liang, Red ochre 2.5 liang (Asarum, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cinnabar, and Realgar are not roasted; all others are roasted).

Source

*Qianjin*, Volume 9.

Processing

Grind the above herbs into a fine powder.

Benefits

For headache and fever due to cold damage, with stiffness in the lower back and neck; as well as for wind-induced lockjaw and persistent malaria; and for women suffering from wind-cold after childbirth, with distended abdomen due to menstrual qi stagnation.

Instructions for Use

Take one fangcun bi with wine three times daily; those who can tolerate the medicine may take two bi. Cover the patient to induce sweating. To treat malaria, first induce an attack for one hour, then administer two and a half bi of the formula, adjusting the dosage as appropriate.

Hua Tuo’s Red Powder,*Qianjin*, Volume 9.,For headache and fever due to cold damage, with stiffness in the lower back and neck; as well as for wind-induced lockjaw and persistent malaria; and for women suffering from wind-cold after childbirth, with distended abdomen due to menstrual qi stagnation.

More Herbs Formulas

Chuanxiong and Qianhu Decoction

Chuanxiong and Qianhu Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 161.,Postpartum pain in the chest and abdomen due to stagnation of blood and qi.

Gusui Bu Powder

Gusui Bu Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 69.,For women with blood-wind syndrome, characterized by pain in the body and joints, and weakness in the lower back and legs.

White Angelica Powder for Teeth Cleaning

White Angelica Powder for Teeth Cleaning,*Compendium of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 121.,Yellowish-black teeth.

Cangfu Liujun Decoction

Cangfu Liujun Decoction,From *Bamboo Grove Gynecology*, Volume 1.,For patients with a robust constitution, excessive phlegm, and qi deficiency; menstruation typically resumes within several months.

Sumu Wine

Sumu Wine,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 139.,For injuries sustained from blows that lead to stroke in the affected area.

Fragrant Orange Cakes

Fragrant Orange Cakes,From *The Dietary Compendium of Suixi Ju*.,

Wood Turtle Seed Ointment

Wood Turtle Seed Ointment,From Volume 20 of *Bai Yi*, citing a formula by Zhang Caiqing.,When wind-cold pathogens invade the meridians, the tendons and vessels are affected, causing skin pain, the formation of lumps, and stiffness or numbness.

Immortal’s Poison-Relieving Laughing Cake

Immortal’s Poison-Relieving Laughing Cake,From *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 8.,For all types of abscesses and severe toxic infections in their early stages.

Modified Daoqi Decoction

Modified Daoqi Decoction,From *Fushou Jingfang*.,For dysentery.

Infant Eczema Wash

Infant Eczema Wash,*A Concise Guide to Dermatology in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.,Infant eczema.

White Tiger Decoction with Ginseng, Substituting Chinese Yam for Glutinous Rice Broth

White Tiger Decoction with Ginseng, Substituting Chinese Yam for Glutinous Rice Broth,From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,For cases of cold-heat syndrome with real heat having entered the Yangming Fu, presenting with dryness, thirst, a craving for cold water, and a fine, rapid pulse.

Mother Oyster Powder

Mother Oyster Powder,*Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 4.,In children with enlarged external genitalia and a translucent scrotum:

Decongesting and Lifting the Metal Powder

Decongesting and Lifting the Metal Powder,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Yifang Leiju), Volume 154, “Divine Formulas for Longevity” (Shouyu Shenfang).,For the Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries, chronic cough, and cases where other medications have proven ineffective.

Decoction for Treating Epidemic Diseases

Decoction for Treating Epidemic Diseases,From *Essentials of the Collection of Formulas Based on Causes and Symptoms*, Volume 3, citing a formula by Wang Yungu.,Epidemic conditions.

Siwu Diyu Decoction

Siwu Diyu Decoction,*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 15.,Dysentery causing damage to the blood.

Stone Resin Powder

Stone Resin Powder,*Shenghui*, Volume 18.,Fever accompanied by diarrhea with pus and blood.

Si Jin San

Si Jin San,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 143.,Intestinal wind.

Formula for Dispelling Masses

Formula for Dispelling Masses,Formula from *Wai Tai*, Volume 12, citing *Ji Yan Fang*; name found in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 173.,For chronic abdominal masses and sudden-onset abdominal masses. For long-standing, intractable masses and tumors that have gradually led to emaciation and weakness.

White Scallion and Psoralea Decoction

White Scallion and Psoralea Decoction,*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.,For cases of internal accumulation of cold qi before childbirth, bladder contractions during labor, postpartum abdominal distension as if a drum, difficulty urinating, and a sense of suffocation and confusion so severe as to feel as if one were about to die.

Vitex Fruit Ointment

Vitex Fruit Ointment,From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 32 of *Wai Tai*.,For headaches accompanied by white dandruff, itching, hair loss, a heavy sensation in the head, and dizziness.

Safflower and Safflower Wood Decoction

Safflower and Safflower Wood Decoction,*Treasury of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 11.,Caused by falls, overexertion, intense anger, consumption of hot beverages, or persistent vomiting or nosebleeds that fail to stop, resulting in stagnant blood accumulating beneath the flanks, causing pain in the epigastrium and abdomen. The pain is localized to a specific area and does not … Read more

Qi Jia Pills

Qi Jia Pills,From *Secret Transmission of Proven Internal and External Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For qi-related masses in men and women.

Spleen and Kidney Tonifying Pills

Spleen and Kidney Tonifying Pills,*Guang Biji* (Extensive Notes), Volume 2.,For kidney-related diarrhea.

One Rub, No Trace

One Rub, No Trace,*Extraordinary Formulas for Surgical Conditions*, Volume 3.,Scabies, tinea, and chronic sores.

Shu Tai Pills

Shu Tai Pills,*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Shenyang Formula).,Liver qi stagnation with counterflow, spleen and stomach deficiency, persistent belching, acid regurgitation and epigastric discomfort, stabbing pain in the flanks radiating to the shoulders and back, generalized body pain, epigastric fullness and distension, and inability to tolerate food or drink.