HERB FORMULAS

PENG SHUANG WAN - 硼霜丸 - BORAX AND PERSIMMON FROST PILL

English: Borax and Persimmon Frost Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Borax Peng Sha 30g Resolves toxicity, reduces swellings, clears Heat, dries Dampness, dissolves Phlegm and transforms stones.
Flos Lonicerae Lian Qiao 20g Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao, relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses and dissipates clumps.
Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao 10g Purges accumulations, guides out Stagnation, softens hardness, clears Heat, reduces swelling and moistens Dryness.
With Peng Sha, topically for redness and swelling of the throat and ulcerations of the mouth.
Kaki Saccharum Shi Shuang 20g Descends Qi, stops hiccups and treats dry cough, dry throat, thirst and spitting Blood.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 15g Astringes leakage of Lung Qi and stops cough.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Softens hardness

SYNDROMES

  • Esophageal cancer due to Toxic Heat with a hot diaphragm and a sore throat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Progressive dysphagia
  • Vomiting after eating
  • Local redness
  • Swelling and pain
  • A hot diaphragm
  • Sore throat
  • Maybe fever and chills
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin white or yellow
  • P: Rapid and forceful

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with chest distention.
  • Contraindicated for those with upward flow of Qi.
  • Contraindicated for those with ulcerative esophageal carcinoma.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pill with honey, each weighing 10g. Take one pill 2-4 times daily.

MODIFICATIONS