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Preparation Notes:

Pills. Grind all herbs into an even powder and form into small pills.
Dosage is one 0.9 gram pill taken 2-3 times a day for children under 1 year of age, and two 0.9 gram pills, taken 2-3 times a day for children between 1-2 years of age.
Take with warm water.

Originally Appeared In:

Herbal Teachings from the Respectfully Decorated Hall (Jing Xiu Tang Yao Shuo)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

Heart, Liver, Gall Bladder, Lungs, Spleen, Large Intestine, Stomach, Kidneys

There are 19 Substances in this Chinese Medicne

Niu Huang (Cattle or Ox Gallstone)
Quantity = 12 grams

Channels:

HT, LIV

Properties:

Bitter, Sweet, Cool

Latin:

Calculus Bovis

Chinese:

牛黄

Tone Marks:

niú huáng

Translation:

Cattle Yellow

Tian Zhu Huang (Siliceous Secretions of Bamboo, Bamboo Sugar, Tabasheer)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Tian Zhu Huang (Bambusae Concretio Silicea)

Channels:

GB, HT, LIV

Properties:

Sweet, Cold

Latin:

Bambusae Concretio Silicea

Chinese:

天竺黄

Tone Marks:

tiān zhú huáng

Translation:

Heavenly Bamboo Yellow

Chuan Bei Mu (Tendrilled Fritillaria Bulb)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Chuan Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae)

Channels:

HT, LU

Properties:

Bitter, Sweet, Cool

Latin:

Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae

Chinese:

川贝母

Tone Marks:

chuān bèi mŭ

Translation:

Shell Mother from Sichuan

Dan Nan Xing (Jack-in-the-Pulpit Rhizome & Bile)
Quantity = 60 grams

Dan Nan Xing (Rhizoma Arisaematis (Processed with Bile))

Channels:

LIV, LU, SP

Properties:

Bitter, Cool

Latin:

Rhizoma Arisaematis (Processed with Bile)

Chinese:

胆南星

Tone Marks:

dăn nán xīng

She Xiang (Deer Musk)
Quantity = 12 grams

Channels:

HT, SP, LIV

Properties:

Spicy, Warm, Aromatic

Latin:

Secretio Moschi Moschifeni

Chinese:

麝香

Tone Marks:

shè xiāng

Gou Teng (Gambir Vine Stems and Thorns)
Quantity = 24 grams

Channels:

HT, LIV

Properties:

Sweet, Cool

Latin:

Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis

Chinese:

钩藤

Tone Marks:

gōu téng

Translation:

Hook Vine

Quan Xie (Scorpion, Buthus)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Channels:

LIV

Properties:

Salty, Spicy, Neutral, Toxic

Latin:

Buthus Martensis

Chinese:

全蝎

Tone Marks:

quán xiē

Tian Ma (Gastrodia Rhizome)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Channels:

LIV

Properties:

Sweet, Neutral

Latin:

Rhizoma Gastrodiae

Chinese:

天麻

Tone Marks:

tiān má

Translation:

Heavenly Hemp

Jiang Can (Body of Sick Silkworm)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Channels:

LIV, LU

Properties:

Spicy, Salty, Neutral

Latin:

Bombyx Batryticatus

Chinese:

僵蚕

Tone Marks:

jiāng cán

Zhu Sha (Cinnabar)
Quantity = 0.3-1.8 grams

Channels:

Properties:

Sweet, Cool, Toxic

Latin:

Cinnabar

Chinese:

朱砂

Tone Marks:

zhū shā

Translation:

Vermillion Sand

Da Huang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome)
Quantity = 60 grams

Channels:

HT, LI, LIV, ST

Properties:

Bitter, Cold

Latin:

Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei

Chinese:

大簧

Tone Marks:

dà huáng

Translation:

Big Yellow

Chen Pi (Orange Peel, Citrus Peel, Tangerine Peel)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Channels:

LU, SP, ST

Properties:

Spicy, Bitter, Warm, Aromatic

Latin:

Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae

Chinese:

陈皮

Tone Marks:

chén pí

Alt Names:

Ju Pi, Guang Chen Pi, Xin Hui Pi

Translation:

Aged Peel

Ban Xia (Pinellia Rhizome)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Photo Note:

Sheng Ban Xia Shown

Channels:

LU, SP, ST

Properties:

Spicy, Warm, Toxic

Latin:

Rhizoma Pinelliae Tematae

Chinese:

半夏

Tone Marks:

bàn xià

Translation:

Half Summer

Bai Dou Kou (Round Cardamom Fruit)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Channels:

LU, SP, ST

Properties:

Spicy, Aromatic Slightly Warm (or Neutral)

Latin:

Fructus Amomi Kravanh

Chinese:

白豆寇

Tone Marks:

bái dòu kòu

Translation:

White Cardamom

Tan Xiang (Sandalwood (Heartwood))
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Channels:

LU, SP, ST

Properties:

Spicy, Warm, Aromatic

Latin:

Lignum Santali Albi

Chinese:

檀香

Tone Marks:

tán xiāng

Mu Xiang (Costus Root, Saussurea)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Channels:

GB, LI, SP, ST

Properties:

Spicy, Bitter, Warm

Latin:

Radix Auklandiae Lappae

Chinese:

木香

Tone Marks:

mù xiāng

Translation:

Wood Fragrance

Zhi Ke (Bitter Orange Peel)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Channels:

SP, ST

Properties:

Bitter, Cool

Latin:

Fructus Citri Aurantii

Chinese:

枳壳

Tone Marks:

zhĭ ké

Alt Names:

Zhi Qiao

Chen Xiang (Aloeswood, Aquilaria)
Quantity = 37.5 grams

Chen Xiang (Lignum Aquilariae Agallochae)

Channels:

KI, SP, ST

Properties:

Spicy, Bitter, Warm

Latin:

Lignum Aquilariae Agallochae

Chinese:

沉香

Tone Marks:

chén xiāng

Translation:

Sinking Fragrance

Gan Cao (Licorice Root)
Quantity = 26.25 grams

Channels:

All 12 (Primarily the LU, HT, SP, ST)

Properties:

Sweet, Neutral

Latin:

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Chinese:

甘草

Tone Marks:

gān căo

Alt Names:

Guo Lao

Translation:

Sweet Herb, Sweet Grass

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