Xiao Jin Dan - 小金丹 - Minor Gold Special Pill

English:	Minor Gold Special Pill
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata	Zhi Cao Wu	6-150g	Disperses Cold, scours out Wind, overcomes Dampness, reduces swellings, treats abscesses and lesions and stops pain. With Wu Ling Zhi, for atrophy due to Wind-Dampness.
Faeces Trogopterori	Wu Ling Zhi	10-150g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Stops bleeding and alleviates pain, Transforms Stasis.
Olibanum	Ru Xiang	6-75g	Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, relaxes the sinews, reduces swelling, generates flesh, invigorates the channels and alleviates pain. With Mo Yao, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with numbness throughout the body, unresponsive extremities and chronic, ulcerated and non-healing sores.
Myrrh	Mo Yao	6-75g	Alleviates pain, Dispels Blood Stasis, Generates flesh, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes healing, Reduces swelling.
Dry-Fried with liquor Corpus Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Chao Dang Gui Shen	10-75g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, stops pain due to Blood Stasis, reduces swelling, expels pus and generates flesh.
Pheretima	Di Long	10-150g	Clears Heat and unblocks and promotes movement in the channels and collaterals. With Zhi Cao Wu and Ru Xiang, for Cold Bi.
Moschus	She Xiang	1-30g	Activates the Blood, dissipates masses, reduces swellings, detoxifies, opens the channels and alleviates pain. With Ru Xiang and Mo Yao, for carbuncles, sores and hot swellings.
Resina Liquidamberis	Bai Jiao Xiang	3-150g	Cools the Blood, Detoxifies, Generates flesh and alleviates pain, Invigorates the Blood, Stops bleeding.
Sm. Momordicae	Mu Bei Zi	1-150g	Resolves toxicity, reduces swellings and invigorates the Blood.
Chinese Ink Cake	Mo Tan	1-12g	Disperses swellings and transforms stasis. With She Xiang, eliminates Dampness, removes Blood Stasis and reduces swelling.

Formula Actions

• Warms Cold
• Dissolves Phlegm
• Disperses Dampness
• Dispels Stagnation
• Opens the channels and collaterals

Syndromes

• Yin-type deep-rooted sores due to Obstruction by Cold-Dampness, Phlegm and Blood Stasis
• Phlegm-Damp Retention in the channels and collaterals

Clinical Manifestations

Swelling of the affected area Hardening of the affected area Stomach ache with tenderness Pain in the affected area Hematemesis with purplish discharge

No change in skin color in the early stages T: Dark C: White and smooth P: Choppy

Treats

Deep-rooted sores Multiple abscesses Subcutaneous nodules Yang Deficient Bi Hematemesis Gastric cancer Malignant lymphoma Cervical lymphadenopathy

Scrofula Mammary buboes Cellulitis Osteomyelitis Tuberculous lymphadenitis of the joints Breast cancer Sciatica Cervical cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Grind into a fine powder and mix with Oryzae Glutinosae Nuo Mi and form into pills.

Modifications