Zhu Xi San

Zhu Xi San,For “Zhong’e,” “Zhongwu,” and “Ghost Qi”—symptoms manifest when, late at night, one goes to the toilet, ventures into the wilderness, wanders through empty, cold rooms, or enters places where no one goes, and suddenly sees ghostly apparitions or inhales foul odors through the nose and mouth. The patient suddenly collapses to the ground, with cold and numb limbs, fists clenched, and clear blood flowing from the nose and mouth; life hangs by a thread, and death may follow in the blink of an eye.

Formulas Name : Zhu Xi San

Chinese Name : 朱犀散

Drug Formulation

Rhinoceros horn: half liang (chipped into shavings, ground into powder); raw musk: 1 fen; cinnabar: 1 fen.

Source

*Effective Remedies*, Volume 10.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For “Zhong’e,” “Zhongwu,” and “Ghost Qi”—symptoms manifest when, late at night, one goes to the toilet, ventures into the wilderness, wanders through empty, cold rooms, or enters places where no one goes, and suddenly sees ghostly apparitions or inhales foul odors through the nose and mouth. The patient suddenly collapses to the ground, with cold and numb limbs, fists clenched, and clear blood flowing from the nose and mouth; life hangs by a thread, and death may follow in the blink of an eye.

Instructions for Use

Administer 2 qian per dose, mixed with freshly drawn well water and administered orally.

Zhu Xi San,*Effective Remedies*, Volume 10.,For “Zhong’e,” “Zhongwu,” and “Ghost Qi”—symptoms manifest when, late at night, one goes to the toilet, ventures into the wilderness, wanders through empty, cold rooms, or enters places where no one goes, and suddenly sees ghostly apparitions or inhales foul odors through the nose and mouth. The patient suddenly collapses to the ground, with cold and numb limbs, fists clenched, and clear blood flowing from the nose and mouth; life hangs by a thread, and death may follow in the blink of an eye.

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