Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Bi Yu San - 碧玉散 - Jasper Powder

English: Jasper Powder
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Talcum Hua Shi 36-180g Promotes urination, drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder,. releases Summeheat and resolves Dampness.
With Gan Cao, for Summerheat causing painful urinary dysfunction, thirst, irritability, and fever.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 6-30g Clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity.
Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai 4.5-9g Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Disperses Stagnation, Drains Liver Fire and dispels Summerheat, Reduces swelling, Resolves Fire toxicity.

Formula Actions

  • Clears Heat
  • Relieves toxicity
  • Promotes urination
  • Eliminates Summerheat
  • Tonifies Qi
  • Cools the Blood
  • Arrests convulsion

Syndromes

  • Summerheat and Dampness with Liver and Gallbladder Heat
  • Urinary Bladder Damp-Heat

Clinical Manifestations

  • Red eyes
  • Sore throat
  • Mouth, tongue and lip ulcerations
  • Urinary difficulty
  • Diarrhea
  • Papules
  • Sores
  • Prickly Heat
  • Ocular pain
  • Dark urine
  • Chest pain
  • Hemoptysis
  • Epistaxis
  • Hematemesis
  • Oliguria with dark urine
  • Scanty urine
  • Swelling of the throat
  • Fever
  • Thirst
  • Irritability
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Lassitude due to Summerheat
  • T: Normal
  • C: Yellow and greasy
  • P: Soggy and rapid

Treats

  • Pertussis
  • Infantile diarrhea
  • Urethritis
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Cystitis
  • Nephrolithiasis
  • Epistaxis
  • Hematemesis
  • Pharyngitis
  • Epilepsy
  • Mumps
  • Aphthae
  • Urolithiasis
  • Allergies
  • Stomach flu
  • Heat stroke
  • Blepharitis
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Stomatitis
  • Epidemic eruption
  • Red eyes

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.