Rhinoceros Horn and Cimicifuga Powder

Rhinoceros Horn and Cimicifuga Powder,Fever in the brain; lung congestion with a dry nose.

Formulas Name : Rhinoceros Horn and Cimicifuga Powder

Chinese Name : 犀角升麻散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of rhinoceros horn powder, half a liang of Sichuan cimicifuga, half a liang of horse-tooth oyster shell, half a liang of Coptis (all of the above pounded and sifted into a fine powder), half a liang of cinnabar (finely ground and water-washed), 1 fen of ox bile, and 1 fen of borneol (finely ground).

Source

From Zhang Huan’s formula, cited in Volume 33 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Fever in the brain; lung congestion with a dry nose.

Instructions for Use

Take half a qian per dose, mixed with warm honeyed water after breastfeeding or a meal.

Rhinoceros Horn and Cimicifuga Powder,From Zhang Huan’s formula, cited in Volume 33 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,Fever in the brain; lung congestion with a dry nose.

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