Hui Chun Dan (Return of Spring Special Pill)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Clear Heat and Open the Orifices

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• This section is being researched, and is not completed.
• This formula contains one or more toxic substances (while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity).

Preparation Notes:

• Pills. Grind all herbs into an even powder and form into small pills.
• Dosage is one 0.9 gram pill taken 2-3 times a day for children under 1 year of age, and two 0.9 gram pills, taken 2-3 times a day for children between 1-2 years of age.
• Take with warm water.

Originally Appeared In:

• Herbal Teachings from the Respectfully Decorated Hall (Jing Xiu Tang Yao Shuo)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Heart, Liver, Gall Bladder, Lungs, Spleen, Large Intestine, Stomach, Kidneys

Substances in this Formula (19 Total):

	Niu Huang (Cattle or Ox Gallstone) 牛黄 Qty: 12 grams Chan: HT, LIV Prop: Bitter, Sweet, Cool Latin: Calculus Bovis Cat: Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices
	Tian Zhu Huang (Siliceous Secretions of Bamboo, Bamboo Sugar, Tabasheer) 天竺黄 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: GB, HT, LIV Prop: Sweet, Cold Latin: Bambusae Concretio Silicea Cat: Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
	Chuan Bei Mu (Tendrilled Fritillaria Bulb) 川贝母 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: HT, LU Prop: Bitter, Sweet, Cool Latin: Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae Cat: Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
	Dan Nan Xing (Jack-in-the-Pulpit Rhizome & Bile) 胆南星 Qty: 60 grams Chan: LIV, LU, SP Prop: Bitter, Cool Latin: Rhizoma Arisaematis (Processed with Bile) Cat: Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
	She Xiang (Deer Musk) 麝香 Qty: 12 grams Chan: HT, SP, LIV Prop: Spicy, Warm, Aromatic Latin: Secretio Moschi Moschifeni Cat: Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices
	Gou Teng (Gambir Vine Stems and Thorns) 钩藤 Qty: 24 grams Chan: HT, LIV Prop: Sweet, Cool Latin: Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis Cat: Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
	Quan Xie (Scorpion, Buthus) 全蝎 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: LIV Prop: Salty, Spicy, Neutral, Toxic Latin: Buthus Martensis Cat: Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
	Tian Ma (Gastrodia Rhizome) 天麻 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: LIV Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Rhizoma Gastrodiae Cat: Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
	Jiang Can (Body of Sick Silkworm) 僵蚕 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: LIV, LU Prop: Spicy, Salty, Neutral Latin: Bombyx Batryticatus Cat: Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
	Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) 朱砂 Qty: 0.3-1.8 grams Chan: HT Prop: Sweet, Cool, Toxic Latin: Cinnabar Cat: Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit
	Da Huang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) 大簧 Qty: 60 grams Chan: HT, LI, LIV, ST Prop: Bitter, Cold Latin: Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei Cat: Purgatives
	Chen Pi (Orange Peel, Citrus Peel, Tangerine Peel) 陈皮 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Warm, Aromatic Latin: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Ban Xia (Pinellia Rhizome) 半夏 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Warm, Toxic Latin: Rhizoma Pinelliae Tematae Cat: Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold
	Bai Dou Kou (Round Cardamom Fruit) 白豆寇 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Aromatic Slightly Warm (or Neutral) Latin: Fructus Amomi Kravanh Cat: Aromatic Herbs that Transform and Dissolve Dampness
	Tan Xiang (Sandalwood (Heartwood)) 檀香 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Warm, Aromatic Latin: Lignum Santali Albi Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Mu Xiang (Costus Root, Saussurea) 木香 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: GB, LI, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Radix Auklandiae Lappae Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Zhi Ke (Bitter Orange Peel) 枳壳 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: SP, ST Prop: Bitter, Cool Latin: Fructus Citri Aurantii Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Chen Xiang (Aloeswood, Aquilaria) 沉香 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: KI, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Lignum Aquilariae Agallochae Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Gan Cao (Licorice Root) 甘草 Qty: 26.25 grams Chan: All 12 (Primarily the LU, HT, SP, ST) Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Glycyrrhizae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi