Pepper and Cinnabar

Pepper and Cinnabar,

Formulas Name : Pepper and Cinnabar

Chinese Name : 椒丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of cinnabar (finely ground to a dust-like consistency), 1.5 liang of Sichuan pepper (select large, red peppercorns; discard those with stems, stalks, or closed pods).

Source

From *The Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 265.

Processing

Place the ingredients in a raw silk bag and soak the bag in strong, ash-free liquor until the liquid covers the contents by 2–3 fen. Leave it overnight, then remove and let it drain briefly. Transfer the contents to a cinnabar bowl and stir until evenly mixed. Add a small amount of the remaining pepper-infused liquor to the cinnabar until it is completely saturated, then dry in the sun.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, increasing to 100 pills.

Note

This medicine must not be roasted over fire, nor should it come into contact with raw water.

Pepper and Cinnabar,From *The Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 265.,

More Herbs Formulas

Purslane Powder for Removing Corneal Opacities

Purslane Powder for Removing Corneal Opacities,*Compendium of Ophthalmology*, Volume 5.,External eye disorders caused by dust entering the eye.

Heart-Regulating Pills

Heart-Regulating Pills,From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 374.,For convulsions with fever, profuse saliva, and a gurgling sound in the throat.

Formula for Promoting the Flow of Qi and Relieving Stagnation

Formula for Promoting the Flow of Qi and Relieving Stagnation,Quoted from *Records of Verified Cases Through the Ages* in Volume 8 of *Wai Tai*.,Phlegm-fluid accumulation in the chest and diaphragm: after eating for several days, everything is vomited up; food is not digested at all and is expelled as it was originally ingested; if one … Read more

Hundred Flowers Pill

Hundred Flowers Pill,*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.,For lung heat and deficient fire, characterized by coughing, phlegm, wheezing, dry mouth, hoarseness, and blood-streaked sputum.

Tai Fu Dan

Tai Fu Dan,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 22.,For lower-body sores and leg ulcers.

Ginseng and Papaya Decoction

Ginseng and Papaya Decoction,From *The Jade Ruler of Gynecology*, Volume 2.,Morning sickness during pregnancy; heart deficiency with restlessness and oppression.

Cold Asthma Powder

Cold Asthma Powder,*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,For cold asthma with phlegm and wheezing.

Stone-Lian Guangming Powder

Stone-Lian Guangming Powder,From Zhang’s formula, cited in Volume 9 of *Compendium of Materia Medica*.,For various diseases affecting the five rings and eight contours of the eye.

Enhanced Poria Decoction

Enhanced Poria Decoction,From *Ophthalmology Essentials*, Volume 4.,For retained fluid in the stomach, accompanied by spontaneous vomiting of stagnant fluid and difficulty urinating; or for white phlegm with blood spots resulting from coughing; as well as for whooping cough in children.

Puhuo-Chenxiang Decoction

Puhuo-Chenxiang Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 54.,Cold in the middle jiao, cold rising from the stomach, and diarrhea.

Xingfu Dingyun Decoction

Xingfu Dingyun Decoction,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.,When wind-pathogen and phlegm-fluid are latent in the Three Yang meridians, whenever one fails to rest properly, catches a cold, or has an irregular diet, symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, fullness and oppression in the chest, and even vertigo with violent retching—as if the room were spinning and … Read more

Erjiao Powder

Erjiao Powder,From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 15.,In children with clenched jaws and hot stools:

Frankincense Wind-Dispelling Pills

Frankincense Wind-Dispelling Pills,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 28.,Blood Bi (Xue Bi), pain and paralysis affecting half a limb, “worm-hair mud-wall” syndrome, cold-induced paralysis, and “leaky hoof” and “wild goose-chicken claw” paralysis.

Qi-Dispersing Decoction Pills

Qi-Dispersing Decoction Pills,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 20.,

Golden Marrow Decoction Pills

Golden Marrow Decoction Pills,*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 10.,Blurred vision, difficulty seeing distant objects, and eye fatigue from prolonged visual strain.

Cooling Powder

Cooling Powder,*Essentials for Treating Sha*.,For heat-induced shao pain that frequently rises upward.

Redness-Relieving Pills

Redness-Relieving Pills,*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.,Redness of the eyes.

Mangosteen in Vinegar

Mangosteen in Vinegar,From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.,Neurodermatitis, tinea capitis, tinea pedis, tinea corporis.

Minor Wind-Calming Pills

Minor Wind-Calming Pills,*Treatise on the Differentiation of Warm Diseases*, Volume 3.,For warm diseases of the lower jiao accompanied by cold extremities and retching (commonly known as “heaving”), with a fine yet taut pulse.

Heating Paste

Heating Paste,*Illustrated Treatise on Bone Setting*.,For contusions and injuries to the shoulders, arms, hands, and feet where flexion and extension are impossible.

Oil-Boiled Pills

Oil-Boiled Pills,*General Essentials of Health*, Volume 14.,For coughs caused by excessive phlegm and milk-induced coughs. For nasal snoring in children and intestinal worm infestations.

Seven Treasures Miraculous Sand Pill

Seven Treasures Miraculous Sand Pill,From *Huoyou Kouyi*, Volume 15.,For infants and young children suffering from chronic convulsions or spleen deficiency, with drowsy and lethargic demeanor, and unresolved phlegm or wind-phlegm accumulating above the diaphragm.

Gardenia, Acorus, and Poria Decoction

Gardenia, Acorus, and Poria Decoction,*Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 5.,In cases of smallpox in children, where heat-toxin gives rise to wind, resulting in a hoarse voice and inability to speak.

Decoction for Relieving Epidemic Illness

Decoction for Relieving Epidemic Illness,*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.,Epidemic dysentery.

Great Warming Meridian Decoction

Great Warming Meridian Decoction,*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 11.,For women with deficiency of qi and blood, resulting in irregular menstruation; or red or white vaginal discharge; or discharge trickling like plum juice; or discharge in patches; with intervals of 2–3 months; gradually developing tidal fever; reduced appetite; fatigue in the limbs; and, … Read more