Shen Xi Dan - 神犀丹 - Magical Rhinoceros Special Pill

English:	Magical Rhinoceros Special Pill
Also Known As:	Spirit-Like Rhinoceros Horn Elixir

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Cornu Rhinoceri	Xi Jiao	180g	Clears Heat from the Ying and Xue stages, relieves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood, clears skin blotches, stops bleeding, calms the Shen and arrests tremors. With Sheng Di Huang, for loss of consciousness and delirium, with epistaxis, hematemesis, or purpura due to Blood Heat.
(Cornu Bubali)	(Shui Niu Jiao)	(450g)	(Substitutes for Xi Jiao.)
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	450	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids. With Xuan Shen and Xi Jiao, for Heat in the Ying Stage.
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	450	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and vents and disperses External Wind-Heat. With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders. With Lian Qiao and Ban Lan Gen, for throat soreness and swelling.
Fr. Forsythize	Lian Qiao	300g	Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao, relieves toxicity and Clears Blood Heat. With Jin Yin Hua, for initial-stage Wind-Heat.
Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen	270g	Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and benefits the throat.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	180g	Cools the Blood, stops bleeding, clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies. With Jin Yin Hua and Tian Hua Fen, for boils, carbuncles and furuncles. With Dan Dou Chi, for eye redness and pain.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu	180g	Alleviates Wind-Damp Bi and sores, Benefits the throat, Calms the Spirit, Disperses Wind, Opens the Orifices, Promotes Blood flow, Reduces swelling, Removes filth, Vaporizes Phlegm.
Sm. Sojae Preparatum	Dan Dou Chi	240g	Releases the Exterior, eliminates irritability, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and relieves stuffy sensations in the chest.
Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen	120g	Drains Heat, generates Fluids, clears and drains Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm, moistens Lung Dryness, relieves toxicity, expels pus and reduces swelling.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	210g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, drains Fire and relieves toxicity. With Sheng Di Huang, Xi Jiao and Lian Qiao, for Ying Stage Heat. With Sheng Di Huang, for late-stage febrile disease with irritability, thirst and constipation.
Rx. Arnebiae seu Lithospermi	Zi Cao	120g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, invigorates Blood circulation, relieves Fire toxins and encourages rashes. With Shui Niu Jiao, Sheng Di Huang and Jin Yin Hua, for Heat toxin, delirious speech and deep-purple rashes.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Opens the Orifices
• Cools the Blood
• Resolves toxicity

Syndromes

• Epidemic Summerheat
• Febrile diseases entering the Ying and Xue Stages causing depletion of Body Fluids

Clinical Manifestations

High fever with agitation Purple-black rashes Hemoptysis Epistaxis Clouded Spirit Delirious raving Sores in the mouth and throat Red eyes Irritability

Restlessness Severe: Convulsions of the four limbs Opisthotonis Phlegm gurgling in the throat T: Crimson C: Charred P: Forceful and rapid

Treats

Epistaxis Hemoptysis

Fever Red eyes

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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