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Minor Network-Quickening Elixir
小活络丹 〔小活絡丹〕 xiǎo huó luò dān
Source: Hé Jì Jú Fāng 和剂局方
Alternate Chinese names: Huó luò dān (活络丹 Network-Quickening Elixir); Xiǎo huó luò piàn (小活络片 Minor Network-Quickening Tablet)
Ingredients
- Chuān wū (川乌 Aconiti Radix, aconite main root) (processed) 180g
- Cǎo wū (草乌 Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, wild aconite [root]) (processed) 180g
- Dì lóng (地龙 Pheretima , earthworm) 180g
- Dǎn xīng (胆南星 Arisaema cum Bile , bile [-processed] arisaema [root]) (processed) 180g
- Rǔ xiāng (乳香 Olibanum , frankincense) 66g
- Mò yào (没药 Myrrha , myrrh) 66g
Actions: Dispels cold-damp; quickens the channels and network vessels; relieves impediment (bì) pain.
Indications: Wind-cold-damp impediment (fēng hán shī bì) with pain in the limbs exacerbated by cold. Tongue fur: White and glossy.
Category: Wind-eliminating formulas / External wind formulas
Method: Grind and formed into pills. Available commercially in tablet form.
Dosage: 3 pills or tablets (about 3 gr) 1–2 times a day, with rice wine on an empty stomach.
Rationale: Chuān wū and Cǎo wū are acrid, warm, and pervasive. They warm and quicken the channels and network vessels, as well as dispelling wind and relieving pain. They are effective for this purpose alone. Dǎn xīng is warm, bitter, and acrid; it dispels wind-phlegm in the network vessels. Rǔ xiāng and Mò yào quicken the blood and dispel stasis. Dì lóng helps the previously mentioned agents to free the channels and expel wind-phlegm. Rice wine helps the Rǔ xiāng and Mò yào to quicken the blood.
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