Star Aconite Powder

Star Aconite Powder,For stroke affecting the viscera, where the patient can speak and the mouth is not crooked, but the hands and feet are limp and dragging, and the pulse is weak, floating, and rapid.

Formulas Name : Star Aconite Powder

Chinese Name : 星附散

Drug Formulation

Tiannanxing (large), Banxia (both thinly sliced and soaked in ginger juice), Heifuzi (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), Baifuzi (roasted until slightly yellow), Chuanwu (roasted with ash, with skin and tip removed), Baijiangcan (with silk and mouth removed, stir-fried), Myrrh (ground separately and added to the formula), Ginseng (with root base removed),White Poria (peeled)—each in equal parts.

Source

*Ben Shi*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For stroke affecting the viscera, where the patient can speak and the mouth is not crooked, but the hands and feet are limp and dragging, and the pulse is weak, floating, and rapid.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose; add 1 zhan each of water and wine, decoct together until reduced to 8 fen, strain, and take while hot. After 2–3 doses, sweating will occur and the patient will recover.

Star Aconite Powder,*Ben Shi*, Volume 1.,For stroke affecting the viscera, where the patient can speak and the mouth is not crooked, but the hands and feet are limp and dragging, and the pulse is weak, floating, and rapid.

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