Da Ding Feng Zhu 大定风珠
Major Arrest Wind Pearl
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Systemic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases, 1798
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Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Asini Corii Colla |
9 grams |
|
|
Vitellum |
2 |
|
|
Schisandra chinensis |
6 grams |
|
|
Paeonia lactiflora |
18 grams |
|
|
Glycyrrhiza uralensis |
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|
Ostreae Concha |
12 grams ea. |
|
|
Rehmannia glutinosa, raw |
18 grams |
|
|
Cannabis sativa |
6 grams |
|
|
Ophiopogon japonicus |
18 grams |
|
|
Chinemys reevesii |
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Amyda sinensis |
12 grams ea. |
Preparation:
Decoct the shells, then add the herbs and decoct together. Strain, dissolve in the gelatin, then blend the egg yolks in an take warm. Also used in pill form.
Function:
Nourishes Yin, Stops Wind
Use:
Marked deficiency with convulsions or tremors, crimson red tongue, dry coating with a very weak pulse.
1. Convulsions
2. Spasms and Cramps
3. Stroke
4. Post-stroke Paralysis or Insomnia
5. Chorea
6. Tremors
7. Parkinson’s Disease
8. Hyperthyroidism
9. Advanced cases of Encephalitis or Meningitis
Dose:
the above can be taken over the course of a day
Cautions:
1. Not used in Heat-type disease
Modifications:
1. If there is Phlegm obstruction with Yin deficiency, add Tabasheer
2. Marked Weakness or Dyspnoea, add Ginseng
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