Niu Huang Shang Qing Wan 牛黄上清丸
Bezoar Pill to Ascend the Clear

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Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

National Collection of Chinese Herbal Prepared Medicines (Quan Guo Zhong Cheng Yao Chu Fang Ji)

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Shi Gao (Gypsum)

Calcium sulphate

Da Huang (Rhubarb)

Rheum palmatum

120 grams ea.

Lian Qiao (Forsythia)

Forsythia suspensa

Zhi Zi (Gardenia)

Gardenia Jasminoides

Huang Qin (Scutellaria)

Scutellaria baicalensis

Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)

Angelica sinensis

75 grams ea.

Lian Xin (Lotus pumule)

Nelumbo nucifera

Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum)

Chrysanthemum morifolium

60 grams ea.

Huang Lian (Coptis)

Coptis chinensis

Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia)

Saposhnikovia divaricata

Jing Jie

Schizonepeta tenuifoliae

Bai Zhi

Angelica dahuricae

Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage)

Ligusticum chuanxiong

Jie Geng (Platycodon)

Platycodum grandiflorum

Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony)

Paeonia veitchii

Xiong Huang (Realgar)

Arsenic disulphide

24 grams ea.

Huang Bai (Phellodendron)

Phellodendron chinense

Bing Pian (Borneol)

Camphora

Gan Cao (Licorice)

Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Bo He (Mint)

Mentha haplocalyx

15 grams ea.

Niu Huang (Bezoar)

Calculus Bovis

3 grams

Preparation:

Powder and form Honey pills.

Function:

Clears Wind-Heat, Clears Heat and Toxin

Use:

1. Headache
2. Red, sore, swollen Eyes
3. Throat or Gum swelling and pain, Acute Tonsillitis
4. Mouth and Tongue Ulcers
5. Toxic Sores and Boils

Dose:

2–3 grams of the pills, 2–3 times daily.

Cautions:

1. Not used in Cold conditions
2. Not used long-term
3. Not used in Pregnancy or in young children

Modifications:

This can be made without Realgar and still be effective.

Similar Formulas:

Fang Feng Tong Shen San


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