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Zi Xue Dan (Purple Snow Special Pill)

Zi Xue Dan

Purple Snow Special Pill

Category
Formulas that Open the Orifices
Subcategory
Formulas that Clear Heat and Open the Orifices
Ingredients
15 herbs
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Ingredients

15 substances in Zi Xue Dan — each links to its full herb monograph.

Chen XiangChen Xiang150 gRegulate the QiCi ShiCi Shi1500 gAnchor, Settle, and Calm the SpiritDing XiangDing Xiang30 gWarm the Interior and Expel ColdHan Shui ShiHan Shui Shi1500 gDrain FireHua ShiHua Shi1500 gRegulate Water and Drain DampnessLing Yang JiaoLing Yang Jiao150 gExtinguish Wind and Stop TremorsMang XiaoMang Xiao5000 gPurgativesMu XiangMu Xiang150 gRegulate the QiNo specimen photographShe Xiang37.5 gAromatic Substances that Open the OrificesSheng MaSheng Ma500 gCool, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorShi GaoShi Gao1500 gDrain FireXi JiaoXi Jiao150 gCool the BloodXuan ShenXuan Shen500 gCool the BloodZhi Gan CaoZhi Gan Cao240 gTonify QiNo specimen photographZhu Sha90 gAnchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit

Preparation & dosage

Crush all minerals in the formula and boil them in water 3 times. Then, cook all herbal ingredients together with the minerals 3 times to produce a syrup. Add powdered Mang Xiao and Xiao Shi (Niter, Potassium Nitrate) to the syrup, dry the syrup, and powder it. Shu Sha is filtered with water to remove impurities and then powdered. She Xiang is also powdered. All of the above powders are then sifted together to form the final powdered formula.

  • Dosage is 1.5-3 grams, 1-2 times a day with water.

    • Originally Appeared In:

    • Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang)

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

    The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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