Zi Xue Dan (Purple Snow 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:

• Crush all minerals in the formula and boil them in water 3 times. Then, cook all herbal ingredients together with the minerals 3 times to produce a syrup. Add powdered Mang Xiao and Xiao Shi (Niter, Potassium Nitrate) to the syrup, dry the syrup, and powder it. Shu Sha is filtered with water to remove impurities and then powdered. She Xiang is also powdered. All of the above powders are then sifted together to form the final powdered formula.
• Dosage is 1.5-3 grams, 1-2 times a day with water.

Originally Appeared In:

• Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Large Intestine, Stomach

Substances in this Formula (15 Total):

	Shi Gao (Gypsum) 石膏 Qty: 1500 grams Chan: LU, ST Prop: Sweet, Spicy, Very Cold Latin: Gypsum Fibrosum Cat: Herbs that Drain Fire
	Han Shui Shi (Calcitum) 寒水石 Qty: 1500 grams Chan: HT, ST, KI Prop: Spicy, Salty, Cold Latin: Calcitum Cat: Herbs that Drain Fire
	Hua Shi (Talcum) 滑石 Qty: 1500 grams Chan: ST, BL Prop: Sweet, Bland, Cold Latin: Talcum Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
	Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros Horn) 犀角 Qty: 150 grams Chan: HT, LIV, ST Prop: Bitter, Salty, Cold Latin: Cornu Rhinoceri Cat: Herbs that Cool the Blood
	Ling Yang Jiao (Antelope Horn) 羚羊角 Qty: 150 grams Chan: HT, LIV Prop: Salty, Cold Latin: Comu Antelopis Saiga-tatarici Cat: Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
	She Xiang (Deer Musk) 麝香 Qty: 37.5 grams Chan: HT, SP, LIV Prop: Spicy, Warm, Aromatic Latin: Secretio Moschi Moschifeni Cat: Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices
	Xuan Shen (Ningpo Figwort Root) 玄参 Qty: 500 grams Chan: KI, LU, ST Prop: Salty, Sweet, Bitter, Cold Latin: Radix Scrophulariae Ningpoensis Cat: Herbs that Cool the Blood
	Ci Shi (Magnetite) 磁石 Qty: 1500 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Spicy, Salty, Cold Latin: Magnetitum Cat: Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit
	Sheng Ma (Black Cohosh Rhizome, Bugbane Rhizome) 升麻 Qty: 500 grams Chan: LI, LU, SP, ST Prop: Sweet, Spicy, Cool Latin: Rhizoma Cimicifugae Cat: Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Zhi Gan Cao (Honey Fried Licorice Root) 炙甘草 Qty: 240 grams Chan: All 12 Channels Prop: Sweet, Warm Latin: Radix Glycyrrhizae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Mu Xiang (Costus Root, Saussurea) 木香 Qty: 150 grams Chan: GB, LI, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Radix Auklandiae Lappae Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Chen Xiang (Aloeswood, Aquilaria) 沉香 Qty: 150 grams Chan: KI, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Lignum Aquilariae Agallochae Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Ding Xiang (Clove Flower Bud) 丁香 Qty: 30 grams Chan: KI, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: Flos Caryophylli Cat: Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
	Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) 朱砂 Qty: 90 grams Chan: HT Prop: Sweet, Cool, Toxic Latin: Cinnabar Cat: Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit
	Mang Xiao (Sodium Sulfate, Mirabilite, Glauber's Salt) 芒硝 Qty: 5000 grams Chan: ST, LI. Prop: Salty, Bitter, Very Cold Latin: Natrii Sulfas Cat: Purgatives