Niu Huang Shang Qing Wan 牛黄上清丸
Bezoar Pill to Ascend the Clear

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

National Collection of Chinese Herbal Prepared Medicines (Quan Guo Zhong Cheng Yao Chu Fang Ji)

Herb Name Shi Gao (Gypsum) Da Huang (Rhubarb) Lian Qiao (Forsythia) Zhi Zi (Gardenia) Huang Qin (Scutellaria) Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica) Lian Xin (Lotus pumule) Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum) Huang Lian (Coptis) Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia) Jing Jie Bai Zhi Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage) Jie Geng (Platycodon) Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony) Xiong Huang (Realgar) Huang Bai (Phellodendron) Bing Pian (Borneol) Gan Cao (Licorice) Bo He (Mint) Niu Huang (Bezoar)

Latin Calcium sulphate Rheum palmatum Forsythia suspensa Gardenia Jasminoides Scutellaria baicalensis Angelica sinensis Nelumbo nucifera Chrysanthemum morifolium Coptis chinensis Saposhnikovia divaricata Schizonepeta tenuifoliae Angelica dahuricae Ligusticum chuanxiong Platycodum grandiflorum Paeonia veitchii Arsenic disulphide Phellodendron chinense Camphora Glycyrrhiza uralensis Mentha haplocalyx Calculus Bovis Amount 120 grams ea. 75 grams ea. 60 grams ea. 24 grams ea. 15 grams ea. 3 grams

Preparation:

Powder and form Honey pills.

Function:

Clears Wind-Heat, Clears Heat and Toxin

Use:

1. Headache
2. Red, sore, swollen Eyes
3. Throat or Gum swelling and pain, Acute Tonsillitis
4. Mouth and Tongue Ulcers
5. Toxic Sores and Boils

Dose:

2–3 grams of the pills, 2–3 times daily.

Cautions:

1. Not used in Cold conditions
2. Not used long-term
3. Not used in Pregnancy or in young children

Modifications:

This can be made with Realgar and still be effective.

Similar Formulas:

Fang Feng Tong Shen San

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