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Qi Li San (TCM)

ByAdam Tate

Qi Li San made by Beijing Tongren Tang, one of the oldest, most respected manufacturers in China. Qi Li San 七厘散  Seven-Thousandths of a Tael Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Collection for the Common Pursuit of Longevity, 1762 Herb Name Dragon’s BloodFrankincenseMyrrhSafflowerCatechuCinnabar MuskBorneol Camphor Latin Daemonorops dracoBoswellia sacraCommiphora molmolCarthamus tinctoriusAcacia catechuCinnabaris MoschusBorneol Camphora Amount…

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Zhi Bao Dan

ByAdam Tate

Zhi Bao Dan 至宝丹Greatest Treasure Special Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era, 1075 Herb Name Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn) *Niu Huang (Bezoar)Dai Mao (Hawksbill Turtle shell) Bing Pian (Borneol) She Xiang (Musk)An Xi Xiang (Benzoin)Zhu Sha (Cinnabar)Hu Po (Amber)Xiong Huang (Realgar)Jin Bo (Gold leaf)Yin Bo (Silver leaf)…

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Su He Xiang Wan

ByAdam Tate

Su He Xiang Wan 苏合香丸 Storax Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era, 752 (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang) Herb Name Su He Xiang (Storax)She Xiang (Musk) *Bing Pian (Borneol)An Xi Xiang (Benzoin)Mu Xiang (Costus) Tan Xiang (Sandalwood)Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Ru Xiang (Frankincense)Ding Xiang (Clove)Xiang Fu…

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Antelope Horn 14 (Rgya ru bcu bzhi)

ByAdam Tate

Rgya ru bcu bzhi  རྒྱ་རུ་བཅུ་བཞི་Antelope Horn 14 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Herb Name Rgya ru (Antelope horn)Bse ru (Rhino horn) *Sha ru (Deer horn)Gur gum (Safflower)Rgyam mtskhal (Cinnabar) **Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal)Dza ti (Nutmeg)Sug smel (Cardamon)Rgya tshos (Lacca)Se bru (Pomegranate)Ba spru (Mirabilis)Dom mkhris (Bear Bile) ***Btsod (Madder)Shug tsher (Juniper)  Latin Cornu Saiga…

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An Gong Niu Huang Wan

ByAdam Tate

An Gong Niu Huang Wan 安宫牛黄丸 Calm the Palace Pill with Bezoar Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Systemic Differentiation of Warm Pathogenic Disease, 1798 Herb Name Niu Huang (Bezoar) *Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn) **She Xiang (Musk) ***Bing Pian (Borneol)Huang Lian (Coptis)Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap)Zhi Zi (Gardenia fruit)Yu Jin (Curcuma root)Xiong Huang (Realgar)Zhen Zhu (Pearl)Zhu Sha…

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Dian She Wan (TCM)

ByAdam Tate

Dian She Wan 点舌丸Pointed Tongue Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Zhen Zhu (Pearl)Niu Huang (Bezoar) *She Xiang (Musk) *Chan Su (Toad Venom)Zhu Sha (Cinnabar)Xiong Dan (Bear Bile) **Xiong Huang (Realgar)Peng Sha (Borax) Ting Li Zi (Lepidium)Ru Xiang (Frankincense) ***Mo Yao (Myrrh) ***Xue Jie (Dragons Blood)Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Bing Pian (Borneo Camphor) Latin MargaritaBezoarMoschus…

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Zi Xue Dan

ByAdam Tate

Zi Xue Dan 紫雪丹Purple Snow Special Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era Herb Name Shi Gao (Gypsum)Han Shui Shi (Calcite)Hua Shi (Talcum)Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn) *Ling Yang Jiao (Antelope)She Xiang (Musk)Xuan Shen (Scrophularia)Ci Shi (Magnetite)Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga)Zhi Gan Cao  (Fried Licorice)Qing Mu Xiang (Birthwort)Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Ding Xiang…

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Shi Xiang Fan Sheng Wan

ByAdam Tate

Shi Xiang Fan Sheng Wan 十香返生丸 Ten Aromatics Return to Health Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Herb Name Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Ding Xiang (Clove)Tan Xiang (Sandalwood)Qing Mu Xiang (Birthwort)Xiang Fu (Nutgrass) Jiang Xiang (Dalbergia)Huo Xiang (Agastache)Ru Xiang (Frankincense)Tian Ma (Gastrodia) Bai Jiang Can (Silkworm)Yu Jin (Curcuma root)Lian Zi Xin (Lotus plumule)Gua Lou Zi (Trichosanthes)Jin Meng…

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Apoplectic Powder of Crato

ByAdam Tate

Pulvis Apoplectica CratousApoplectic Powder of Crato Tradition: Western Source / Author: Crato Herb Name CinnabarPeacock dungPearlRed CoralSaffronGold leaf Latin Mercuric sulphideParvo stercoliiMargaritaCorallum rubrumCrocus sativusAurum Amount 1⁄2 oz. 2 scruples 1 scruple15 Preparation: Powder finely and mix well Function: Settles Wind, Clears Heat, calms the Mind and Spirit Use: 1. Apoplexy2. Vertigo3. Dizziness4. Epilepsy Dose: 1⁄2–1…

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Powder for Moist and Hollow Ulcers

ByAdam Tate

Powder for Moist and Hollow Ulcers Tradition: Western Source / Author: Antidoatarie Chyrurgical, John Banister, 1589 Herb Name FrankincenseMasticMyrrhSarcocollaOrobus flourPomegranate flowersPomegranate peelCinnabar SageRound BirthwortBurnt AlumVitriol, burnt Latin Boswellia sacraPistacia lentiscusCommiphora molmolAstragalus sarcocollaVicia orobus Punica granatumPunica granatumMercury sulphideSalvia officinalisAristolchia spp.Alumen ustaVitriolum usta Amount 3 drams1 dram2 drams4 drams 1⁄2 dram each4 scruples4 drams Preparation: Powder Function:…

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Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan

ByAdam Tate

Tian Wan Bu Xin Wan  天王补心丸Emperor of Heaven’s Tonify the Heart Pill Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan made by Beijing Tongren Tang, one of the oldest and most respected manufacturers in China. They are prepared as 9 gram honey boluses sealed with wax. Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Fine formulas for Women with Annotations and…

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