Bing Pian [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 23, 2008 - 05:41 PM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Open the Orifices [2]

1 TASTE
Pungent, bitter and slightly cold


2 MERIDIANS
Heart, spleen and lung


3 FUNCTIONS
1. To open the orifices and clear the mind; 2. To clear heat and stop pain.


4 INDICATIONS
1. Unconsciousness due to high fever. Borneol (Bingpain) is used with Musk (She Xiang [3]) in the formula. Angong Niu Huang [4] Wan.2. Red, swollen and painful eyes. Borneol (Bingpain) can be used alone eye drops.3. Sore throat or ulceration of the mouth. Borneol (Bingpain) is used with Sodium borate (Pengsha) and the compound of Licorice root (Gan Cao [5]) and Glauber salt (Mang Xiao [6]), also called Xuanming Fen, in the formula Bing Peng San.


5 DOSAGE
00.3-0.1g (in pill form)


Bing Pian

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