Jade Snow Pill

Jade Snow Pill,Effective for all throat disorders and sore throat with erythematous rashes.

Formulas Name : Jade Snow Pill

Chinese Name : 玉雪丹

Drug Formulation

5 fen of genuine rhinoceros horn, 3 qian of water-processed myrrh, 8 qian of burdock seeds, 8 qian of plantain seeds, 8 qian of green tangerine peel, 5 fen of Dangmen seeds, 2 liang of storax oil, 8 qian of Areca nut down, 8 qian of aged tangerine peel, 8 qian of red peony root,Authentic Sichuan Coptis 1 liang (water-fried), Pinellia Paste 8 qian, Rolled Soybeans 8 qian, Pollen 8 qian, Atractylodes 8 qian, Authentic Pearl 3 qian, Goose-Tube Stone 3 qian, Lightly Fermented Soybeans 8 qian, Xianhu 8 qian, Akebia 8 qian, Blood Amber 3 qian, Guangxi Aquilaria 8 qian, Earth Fritillary Bulb 8 qian, Fangfeng 8 qian,cinnabar 8 qian, Poria skin 8 qian, barley kernels 8 qian, raw licorice 8 qian, forsythia 8 qian, borneol 3 fen, left-hand Qin Jiao 8 qian, Liushengqu 8 qian, Guang huoxiang 8 qian, Bupleurum 8 qian, areca nut 8 qian, Schizonepeta 8 qian, rhubarb 8 qian, Zhi Ke 8 qian, red Poria 8 qian,Zhi Shi 8 qian, Platycodon root 8 qian, Jianshenqu 8 qian, Atractylodes macrocephala 8 qian, Ephedra 8 qian (knots removed), Sichuan cinnamon twig 8 qian, Cold Water Stone 1 liang, Genuine Magnolia officinalis 1 liang (stir-fried with ginger juice), White snail shell 1 qian, Gypsum 8 qian (ground separately).

Source

From *Collection of Effective Formulas*, Volume 2.

Processing

Soak the above herbs in a mixture of yin and yang water overnight, then sun-dry them. Grind them together into an extremely fine powder. Mix musk, rhino horn powder, and storax oil with 12 liang of Shenqu and 20 liang of white honey to form a paste. Roll into pills while the mixture is still slightly moist, each weighing 1 qian 5 fen. Sun-dry them until completely dry, then coat the exterior with white beeswax.

Benefits

Effective for all throat disorders and sore throat with erythematous rashes.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, dissolved in peppermint tea. For children with suppressed smallpox, dissolve half a pill in boiling water.

Note

Contraindicated for pregnant women.

Jade Snow Pill,From *Collection of Effective Formulas*, Volume 2.,Effective for all throat disorders and sore throat with erythematous rashes.

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