Zhangzhongjin

Zhangzhongjin,For both cold-induced fever and warm-epidemic diseases, regardless of yin or yang, and whether the disease has already transmitted through the meridians or not.

Formulas Name : Zhangzhongjin

Chinese Name : 掌中金

Drug Formulation

Atractylodes lancea, ginger (use fresh for warm diseases; use dried for cold-induced diseases), white alum (refined), and silver vermilion, each in equal parts.

Source

*Songfeng on Epidemics*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For both cold-induced fever and warm-epidemic diseases, regardless of yin or yang, and whether the disease has already transmitted through the meridians or not.

Instructions for Use

First, drink a concentrated hot mung bean soup; then, place 5 fen of the powdered medicine in the palm of the hand—on the left for men and on the right for women—press firmly, lie on one’s side with the wrist tucked between the legs, cover with a blanket, and induce sweating.

Zhangzhongjin,*Songfeng on Epidemics*, Volume 2.,For both cold-induced fever and warm-epidemic diseases, regardless of yin or yang, and whether the disease has already transmitted through the meridians or not.

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