Da Ding Feng Zhu 大定风珠
Major Arrest Wind Pearl

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Systemic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases, 1798

Herb Name E Jiao (Ass-hide Gelatin) Ji Zi Huang (Egg Yolk) Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra) Bai Shao (White Peony) Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Mu Li (Oyster shell) Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia) Huo Ma Ren (Cannabis seed) Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon) Gui Ban (Tortoise plastron) Bie Jia (Turtle carapace)

Latin Asini Corii Colla Vitellum Schisandra chinensis Paeonia lactiflora Glycyrrhiza uralensis  Ostreae Concha Rehmannia glutinosa, raw Cannabis sativa Ophiopogon japonicus Chinemys reevesii Amyda sinensis Amount 9 grams 2 6 grams 18 grams 12 grams ea. 18 grams 6 grams 18 grams 12 grams ea.

Preparation:

Decoct the shells, then add the herbs and decoct together. Strain, dissolve in the gelatin, then blend the egg yolks in an take warm. Also used in pill form.

Function:

Nourishes Yin, Stops Wind

Use:

Marked deficiency with convulsions or tremors, crimson red tongue, dry coating with a very weak pulse.
1. Convulsions
2. Spasms and Cramps
3. Stroke
4. Post-stroke Paralysis or Insomnia
5. Chorea
6. Tremors
7. Parkinson’s Disease
8. Hyperthyroidism
9. Advanced cases of Encephalitis or Meningitis

Dose:

the above can be taken over the course of a day

Cautions:

1. Not used in Heat-type disease

Modifications:

1. If there is Phlegm obstruction with Yin deficiency, ad Tabasheer
2. Marked Weakness or Dyspnoea, add Ginseng

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