Detumescence and Analgesia ⁽⁵⁾

Zelan Tang comes from Yixue Xinwu (Medical Mind Awakening). Its composition is: Herba Lycopi (Zelan) 3 qian (9 g), Cortex Moutan (Mudanpi) and Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae (Niuxi), each 2 qian (6 g), Semen Persicae (Taoren, skin and tip removed, crushed) 10 pieces, Flos Carthami (Honghua)…

The Qianjin Yaofang (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) records an external formula called Tuo Zhong Fang (Swelling-Topicalizing Formula). It is composed of equal parts: Dahuang (Rhubarb), Huangqin (Scutellaria), Bailian (Ampelopsis), and Mangxiao (Mirabilite). Cut the herbs into pieces, boil in 600 ml of water…

“Wu Long San” (Five-Dragon Powder) comes from Waike Chuanxin Ji (A Record Handed Down of External Medicine). Its composition is: Tiannanxing (raw Arisaema) 30g, Sheng Banxia (raw Pinellia) 15g, Quan Danggui (whole Angelica) 15g, Sheng Dahuang (raw Rheum) 15g, and Chen Xiaofen (aged wheat flour;…

In Dantai Yuzan (Jade Box from the Cinnabar Platform) there is a formula called "Huadu Yin" (Toxin-Transforming Drink), composed as follows: Radix Paeoniae Rubra (chishao), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (danggui), Radix Glycyrrhizae (gancao), and Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (dahuang), each 8 fen (2.4 g). Decoct in…

The formula for Qinlian Pian (tablets/capsules) is taken from the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (Part I, 2005 edition). Its composition is: Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) 250 g, Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus) 250 g, Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) 100 g, Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex) 400 g, Chishao…