Penetrating-to-the-Crown Spirit-Clearing Powder

Penetrating-to-the-Crown Spirit-Clearing Powder,For cases of shanghan where heat is accumulated internally, with a red tongue, regardless of which meridian is affected; or for households affected by an epidemic, whether patients have already fallen ill or not; where the patient is confused and unconscious, unaware of their surroundings.

Formulas Name : Penetrating-to-the-Crown Spirit-Clearing Powder

Chinese Name : 透顶清神散

Drug Formulation

Pig’s-tooth soap pod, Asarum, Angelica dahurica, and Angelica sinensis, each in equal parts.

Source

From *Ao’s Golden Mirror Record on Shanghan*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For cases of shanghan where heat is accumulated internally, with a red tongue, regardless of which meridian is affected; or for households affected by an epidemic, whether patients have already fallen ill or not; where the patient is confused and unconscious, unaware of their surroundings.

Instructions for Use

Have the patient first take a mouthful of water; then blow a small amount of the medicine into the nostrils. The patient should spit out the water; the procedure is complete once a sneeze is elicited. If no sneeze occurs, repeat the process by blowing the medicine into the nostrils again.

Penetrating-to-the-Crown Spirit-Clearing Powder,From *Ao’s Golden Mirror Record on Shanghan*.,For cases of shanghan where heat is accumulated internally, with a red tongue, regardless of which meridian is affected; or for households affected by an epidemic, whether patients have already fallen ill or not; where the patient is confused and unconscious, unaware of their surroundings.

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