Hui Chun Dan - 回春丹 - Special Pill To Restore Life

English:	Special Pill to Restore Life
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Calculus Bovis	Niu Huang	12g	Clears the Heart, opens the Orifices aromatically, awakens the Spirit, vaporizes Phlegm, clears the Liver, relieves Fire toxicity, extinguishes Wind and stops tremors. With Jiang Can, Tian Zhu Huang and Dan Nan Xing, for convulsions due to Phlegm-Heat. With Quan Xie and Tian Zhu Huang, for convulsions and impaired consciousness in children due to extreme Heat. With She Xiang, Gou Teng, Tian Zhu Huang and Quan Xie, for Liver Wind.
Concretio Bambusae Silicea	Tian Zhu Huang	37.5g	Clears and transforms Phlegm-Heat, clears Heat, cools the Heart and settles convulsions and tremors. With Dan Nan Xing, for febrile convulsions in children with wheezing caused by Phlegm-Heat Blocking the Lungs. With Jiang Can, for convulsions, delirium and loss of consciousness accompanied by cough and respiratory difficulty due to Wind, Heat and Phlegm, especially for childhood convulsions.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu	37.5g	Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm stops coughing and nourishes and moistens the Lungs.
Arisaemae cum Bile	Dan Nan Xing	60g	Calms Wind, Clears Heat, Dissolves Phlegm, Stops convulsions.
Moschus	She Xiang	12g	Strongly opens the Orifices and Luo vessels, revives the Spirit and unblocks closed disorders. With Niu Huang, Gou Teng and Dan Nan Xing, for loss of consciousness and convulsions secondary to fevers in children. With Niu Huang, for coma due to Heat. With Tian Zhu Huang and Zhu Sha, infantile convulsions.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng	24g	Alleviates spasms, Drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang, Extinguishes Wind.
Scorpio	Quan Xie	37.5g	Extinguishes Wind and stops tremors and convulsions. With Jiang Can, Tian Ma and Gou Teng, for facial paralysis due to Wind Stroke. With Gou Teng, for seizures, convulsions spasms, tics, hemiplegia due to Wind-Stroke, numbness and pain in the limbs, and stubborn migraines or trigeminal neuralgia from Liver Wind or Liver Yang Rising. With Jiang Can, for Wind-Dampness.
Rz. Gastrodiae	Tian Ma	37.5g	Extinguishes Wind, calms the Liver and stops spasms and tremors. With Gou Teng, calms the Liver and extinguishes Wind. With Gou Teng and Quan Xie, for acute infantile or childhood convulsions.
Bombyx Batryticatus	Jiang Can	37.5g	Extinguishes Wind and stops spasms and convulsions. With Tian Ma, Quan Xie and Dan Nan Xing, for convulsions with Phlegm and Fire.
Cinnabaris	Zhu Sha	0.3-1.8g	Calms the Spirit, Expels Phlegm, Sedates jitteriness and convulsions while stopping tremors, Sedates the Heart. With Niu Huang and She Xiang, for disturbed consciousness or convulsions from high fevers. With Gou Teng and Quan Xie, for childhood convulsions.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	60g	Clears Heat, Drains Fire, Drains Heat, Eliminates Phlegm, Purges accumulations.
Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi	37.5g	Adjusts the Middle, Dries Dampness, Regulates and descends Qi, Relieves the diaphragm, Transforms Phlegm.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	37.5g	Dries Dampness, descends Rebellious Qi and transforms Phlegm. With Chen Pi, for a productive cough and a stifling sensation in the chest due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction or Spleen Qi Deficiency. With Tian Zhu Huang, expels Wind and controls palpitations and convulsions for children's febrile convulsions from Phlegm-Heat, seizures and Wind-Stroke with profuse Phlegm making speech difficult.
Fr. Amomi Rotundus	Bai Dou Kou	37.5g	Clears Summerheat, resolves Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Lignum Santali Albi	Tan Xiang	37.5g	Promotes movement of Qi, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and alleviates pain.
Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang	37.5g	Alleviates pain, Dispels Damp-Heat, Harmonizes the Liver and Spleen, Promotes the movement of Qi.
Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke	37.5g	Promotes the movement of Qi and reduces distention and pressure.
Lignum Aquilariae	Chen Xiang	37.5g	Promotes movement of Qi, alleviates pain, descends Qi, warms the Kidneys and aids the Kidneys in grasping Qi. With Mu Xiang, for Rebellious Middle Jiao Qi.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	26.25g	Moderates spasms, alleviates pain, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Opens the Sensory Orifices
• Arrests spasms and convulsions
• Clears Heat
• Transforms Phlegm

Syndromes

• Phlegm-Fire Entering the Pericardium
• Childhood convulsions

Clinical Manifestations

Fever Impaired consciousness Childhood convulsions Irritability Restlessness Wheezing Nausea Night crying Vomiting milk

Diarrhea Abdominal pain Excessive secretion of mucus and saliva Sounds of mucus in the throat Fidgeting Delirium Dyspnea Coughing with sputum

Treats

Acute encephalitis Acute meningitis Measles Scarlet fever Diphtheria Septicemia Pediatric seizure disorder Postpartum convulsions

Seizure disorder Severe, acute gastroenteritis Epilepsy Pneumonia Eclampsia Puerperal convulsions Dyspnea

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For a stronger Heat-clearing, Liver pacifying effect:		For Shao Yang Pathogenic Heat:
+ Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu
+ Hb. Menthae	Bo He	+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
For dysenteric diarrhea with pus:		For bloody dysenteric diarrhea:
+ Fr. Crataegi	Shan Zha	+ Fr. Crataegi	Shan Zha
For watery diarrhea:		+ Rx. Sanguisorbae	Di Yu
+ Poria	Fu Ling
+ Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi