Zijin Ding
[Source]
From “Huoren Fang” (1753), Vol. 7, and “Chinese Medical Dictionary” (1921).
[Composition]
Calcined purple snake gallstone, calcined red-green Lumin Stone, 砂/’>Realgar, Dan Nan Xing (processed Pinellia ternata tuber), Bai Fu Zi (processed Aconitum carmichaelii root), Niu Huang (Bovine Calculus), Bing Pian (Borneolum), Jiang Can (Bombyx batryticatus), Tian Ma (Gastrodia elata rhizome), Chan Tui (Cicada slough), Hu Po (Succinum), Shi Jun Zi (Quisqualis indica fruit), She Xiang (Moschus), Gou Teng (Uncaria rhynchophylla), Tian Zhu Huang (Tabasheer)
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[Classification]
<Dispel Wind-Heat and Release the Exterior>: Chan Tui (Cicada slough)
<Warm the Interior>: Bai Fu Zi (processed Aconitum carmichaelii root)
<Transform Phlegm>: Tian Zhu Huang (Tabasheer), Qing Lumin Shi (raw Lumin Stone), Dan Nan Xing (processed Pinellia ternata tuber)
<Settle the Shen>: Hu Po (Succinum), 砂/’>Realgar
<Clear Heat and Detoxify>: Niu Huang (Bovine Calculus), She Han Shi (snake gallstone)
<Expel Parasites>: Shi Jun Zi (Quisqualis indica fruit)
<Calm the Liver and Extinguish Wind>: Gou Teng (Uncaria rhynchophylla), Tian Ma (Gastrodia elata rhizome), Jiang Can (Bombyx batryticatus)
<Open the Orifices>: She Xiang (Moschus), Bing Pian (Borneolum)
[Actions]
Transforms phlegm and opens the orifices, dispels foulness and detoxifies, reduces swelling and stops pain.
[Indications]
For infantile convulsions due to insufficient Qi and Blood in the heart, induced by fright or shock from external factors, leading to disturbed Shen and phlegm-turbidity entering the heart chamber. Do not use if there is unconsciousness with delirium, high fever, irritability, abdominal distension, or vomiting and diarrhea.
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