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 Return of Spring Special Pill


Pin Yin: Hui Chun Dan

Category:   Clear Heat and open Orifices

Actions:
   Opens Orifices, stops spasms and convulsions, transforms Phlegm and clears Heat from Pericardium, purges bowels, and harmonizes Stomach;
  ---used for Pericardium-stage Phlegm Fire Obstruction with convulsions, diarrhea, abdominal pain and distention; especially useful in children.
   (See Pericardium-stage Phlegm Fire Obstruction .)

Medicinals Dosages (Qian)
Bovis, Calculus [niu huang] 0.00056-0.00336 (4)
Bambusae, Concretio Silicea [tian zhu huang] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Fritillariae Cirrhosae, Bulbus [chuan bei mu] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Arisaemae cum Felle Bovis, Pulvis [dan nan xing] 0.0028-0.168 (20)
Moschus, Secretio [she xiang] 0.00056-0.00336 (4)
Uncariae cum Uncis, Rml [gou teng] 0.00112-0.00672 (8)
Buthus Martensi [quan xie] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Gastrodiae, Rz [tian ma] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Bombyx Batryticatus [jiang can] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Cinnabaris [zhu sha] 0.000084-0.000504 (0.6)
Rhei, Rz [da huang] 0.0028-0.168 (20)
Citri Reticulatae, Pc [chen pi] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Pinelliae, Rz [ban xia] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Amomi Cardamomi, Fr [bai dou kou] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Santali, Lignum [tan xiang] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Saussureae seu Vladimirae, Rx (= Aucklandiae, Rx) [mu xiang] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Citri seu Ponciri, Fr (= Aurantii, Fr) [zhi ke] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Aquilariae, Lignum [chen xiang] 0.00175-0.01050 (12.5)
Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao] 0.00126-0.00756 (9)

Cautions:
   Contraindicated during pregnancy.

Preparation: Ingest in powder or pill form, due to the large number of insoluble and volatile ingredients. Dosages in parentheses indicate recipe for 7166 minimum-sized doses (one pill), each pill weighing 0.09 gram. Dose for small children is 1 pill 2-3x per day or 2 pills 2-3x per day.


   Associated Modern Diseases: encephalitis, meningitis, measles, scarlet heat effusion (fever), diphtheria, seizures, acute gastroenteritis.
  
   Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Scour Phlegm Decoction [Di Tan Tang]; Arrest Seizures Pill [Ding Xian Wan].
   Formulas with related functions: Clear the Qi and transform Phlegm Pill [QingQi Hua Tan Wan].

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