Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Immortal Formula: Brain-Musk Pills

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.

Immortal Formula: Brain-Musk Pills,For malaria-like miasma, bloody or white dysentery, and all heat-related syndromes; for shā-induced distension, facial flushing, body heat, shortness of breath, and unconsciousness.

Formulas Name : Immortal Formula: Brain-Musk Pills

Chinese Name : 仙方脑麝丸

Drug Formulation

3 liang of Huangyaozi, 3 liang of Baiyaozi, 2 liang of Tianhuafen, 1 liang of Chuanlian (carefully selected, ground into a fine powder, sifted, and using only the finest fraction), 3 qian of Guangmuxiang, 2 qian of Chenxiang, 5 fen of Musk, and 3 fen of Camphor.

Source

From *The Book of Rash Diseases*, Volume 2.

Processing

Steamed with pig bile to form pills; each pill weighs 1 fen.

Benefits

For malaria-like miasma, bloody or white dysentery, and all heat-related syndromes; for shā-induced distension, facial flushing, body heat, shortness of breath, and unconsciousness.

Instructions for Use

For malaria-induced phlegm and thirst, or phlegm-fire in the elderly, let 3 pills dissolve in the mouth before bedtime; while traveling in summer, regularly let 1 pill dissolve in the mouth to quench thirst and relieve heat; if suffering from severe fever, take 5–7 pills, pound them together with a pinch of good tea and one salted plum, then mix with well water and swallow;For heart heat, headache, and blurred vision, let 3–5 pills dissolve in the mouth; for bloody dysentery, pound 7 pills with mugwort root juice; for white dysentery, pound with tea and a plum and take orally.

Immortal Formula: Brain-Musk Pills,From *The Book of Rash Diseases*, Volume 2.,For malaria-like miasma, bloody or white dysentery, and all heat-related syndromes; for shā-induced distension, facial flushing, body heat, shortness of breath, and unconsciousness.

More Herbs Formulas

Modified Ba Zhen Pills

Modified Ba Zhen Pills,From *Elucidations on Pediatrics*, Volume 3.,For children with deficiency of qi and blood suffering from chronic dysentery with prolapse of the anus.

Five Excellence Eye-Restoring Pills

Five Excellence Eye-Restoring Pills,From *The Treasure of Health* (Volume 10).,For corneal opacities causing blurred, hazy, and dim vision.

Universal Throat Disorder Powder

Universal Throat Disorder Powder,*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Hangzhou Formula).,For accumulated heat rising to the head, swelling and pain in the throat, laryngeal obstruction, laryngeal wind, and the initial stages of tonsillitis (whether unilateral or bilateral).

Almond and Hen Soup

Almond and Hen Soup,From *Shenghui*, Volume 76.,For a pregnancy in which a 7-month-old fetus was previously miscarried.

He Che Da Zao Pills

He Che Da Zao Pills,*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Jinan Formula).,

Great Motherwort Pills

Great Motherwort Pills,From *Formulas and Ingredients of Traditional Chinese Medicine*.,For irregular menstruation and lower abdominal pain.

Chicken Wing Powder

Chicken Wing Powder,The formula is from *Shenghui* (Vol. 35); the name appears in *Shengji Zonglu* (Vol. 124).,Treats food stuck in the throat caused by meat or bones.

Jade Fat Powder

Jade Fat Powder,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 29 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,Cold dysentery, with green-colored stools; in severe cases, pus may be present.

Zhonghe Powder

Zhonghe Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 165.,Constipation following childbirth.

Er Bao Powder

Er Bao Powder,From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 28.,Purple-colored smallpox lesions, accompanied by fever, epistaxis, blood in the urine, thirst, delirium; the tops of the lesions are white, the surrounding skin is red and swollen but the lesions themselves are not swollen, or they are black, sunken, and fail to rise.

Frankincense Antiseptic Powder

Frankincense Antiseptic Powder,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.,For all types of injuries, fractures, contusions, and falls resulting in severe swelling and unbearable pain.

Fuzi Lizhong Pills

Fuzi Lizhong Pills,From *Ju Fang*, Volume 5.,For deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, characterized by poor appetite, a sensation of fullness and oppression, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea; a faint pulse and cold extremities; cholera with muscle cramps; or cold-induced headache; as well as all cases of deep-seated cold and chronic chilliness.

San Huang Xiang Dai Powder

San Huang Xiang Dai Powder,*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 3.,Decay at the root of the tooth, followed by blackening and putrefaction, accompanied by a foul, unbearable odor; caused by extreme deficient fire in the Liver and Stomach meridians rising upward, leading to “running tooth sores.”

Wuhua Decoction

Wuhua Decoction,From *Yi Chun Sheng Yi*, Volume 4.,For atrophy syndrome, where the legs and knees are weak and unable to bear weight.

Earth-Metal Decoction

Earth-Metal Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 70.,Epistaxis.

Liver-Regulating Powder

Liver-Regulating Powder,From *Shenshi’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 21 of *Wai Tai*.,Deficiency of liver qi manifests as blurred vision, a sallow complexion, eye discharge and tearing, and an inability to see clearly.

Kidney-Dissolving Pills

Kidney-Dissolving Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 248.,Swelling and severe, stabbing pain in the lower abdomen.

Ganjingling Shu Decoction

Ganjingling Shu Decoction,From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume Middle).,Kidney-related conditions. Cold and dampness invading from below, resulting in heaviness of the body; coldness, heaviness, and pain from the waist down; normal appetite; no thirst; and free urination; or conditions such as uterine bi syndrome with difficult urination and clear nasal discharge; vomiting and diarrhea; edema of … Read more

Pinellia and Poria Powder

Pinellia and Poria Powder,*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 22.,For mania and delirium with a string-like and slippery pulse.

Seven-Ingredient Grape Powder

Seven-Ingredient Grape Powder,*Chinese Pharmacopoeia*, Volume 1.,For coughs due to deficiency-related wasting, shortness of breath in the elderly, and chest fullness and oppression.

Two-Qu Pills

Two-Qu Pills,From *Bai Yi*, Volume 5.,For spleen deficiency with excessive phlegm, resulting in inability to digest food.

Tissue-Regenerating Red Ointment

Tissue-Regenerating Red Ointment,*Collection of Inherited Surgical Techniques*.,

Ox Brain Pill

Ox Brain Pill,From *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 25.,Headache.

Fangfeng Baidu Powder

Fangfeng Baidu Powder,From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 4.,Wind-Cold Cholera.

Smallpox Pills

Smallpox Pills,From *Simple Formulas*, citing *Formulas for Health Preservation* (see *Compilation of Medical Formulas*, Vol. 125).,For diabetes.