Rhinoceros Horn and Coptis Decoction

Rhinoceros Horn and Coptis Decoction,Heat is congested in the viscera, rising to affect the pericardium, causing mental confusion and delirium; in severe cases, the patient becomes silent as a corpse—what the common people call the “obscured consciousness” syndrome.

Formulas Name : Rhinoceros Horn and Coptis Decoction

Chinese Name : 犀连承气汤

Drug Formulation

2 gourd ladles of rhinoceros horn juice (diluted), 8 fen of small Coptis rhizome, 1.5 qian of small Trifoliate orange fruit, 6 gourd ladles of fresh Rehmannia root juice (diluted), 3 qian of raw Polygonum multiflorum, 1 liang of genuine gold juice (diluted).

Source

From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.

Benefits

Heat is congested in the viscera, rising to affect the pericardium, causing mental confusion and delirium; in severe cases, the patient becomes silent as a corpse—what the common people call the “obscured consciousness” syndrome.

Rhinoceros Horn and Coptis Decoction,From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,Heat is congested in the viscera, rising to affect the pericardium, causing mental confusion and delirium; in severe cases, the patient becomes silent as a corpse—what the common people call the “obscured consciousness” syndrome.

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