HERB FORMULAS

XIAO JIN DAN - 小金丹 - MINOR GOLD SPECIAL PILL

English: Minor Gold Special Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu 6-150g Disperses Cold, scours out Wind, overcomes Dampness, reduces swellings, treats abscesses and lesions and stops pain.
With Wu Ling Zhi, for atrophy due to Wind-Dampness.
Faeces Trogopterori Wu Ling Zhi 10-150g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, transforms Stasis, stops bleeding and alleviates pain.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 6-75g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, relaxes the sinews, reduces swelling, generates flesh, invigorates the channels and alleviates pain.
With Mo Yao, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with numbness throughout the body, unresponsive extremities and chronic, ulcerated and non-healing sores.
Myrrh Mo Yao 6-75g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, alleviates pain, reduces swelling, generates flesh and promotes healing.
Dry-Fried with liquor Corpus Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Chao Dang Gui Shen 10-75g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, stops pain due to Blood Stasis, reduces swelling, expels pus and generates flesh.
Pheretima Di Long 10-150g Clears Heat and unblocks and promotes movement in the channels and collaterals.
With Zhi Cao Wu and Ru Xiang, for Cold Bi.
Moschus She Xiang 1-30g Activates the Blood, dissipates masses, reduces swellings, detoxifies, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
With Ru Xiang and Mo Yao, for carbuncles, sores and hot swellings.
Resina Liquidamberis Bai Jiao Xiang 3-150g Invigorates the Blood, detoxifies, stops bleeding, cools the Blood, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Sm. Momordicae Mu Bei Zi 1-150g Resolves toxicity, reduces swellings and invigorates the Blood.
Chinese Ink Cake Mo Tan 1-12g Disperses swellings and transforms stasis.
With She Xiang, eliminates Dampness, removes Blood Stasis and reduces swelling.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms Cold
  • Dissolves Phlegm
  • Disperses Dampness
  • Dispels Stagnation
  • Opens the channels and collaterals

SYNDROMES

  • Yin-type deep-rooted sores due to Obstruction by Cold-Dampness, Phlegm and Blood Stasis
  • Phlegm-Damp Retention in the channels and collaterals

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Swelling of the affected area
  • Hardening of the affected area
  • Stomach ache with tenderness
  • Pain in the affected area
  • Hematemesis with purplish discharge
  • No change in skin color in the early stages
  • T: Dark
  • C: White and smooth
  • P: Choppy

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Moschus is from an endangered species and should not be used.
  • Use with caution for those with underlying Deficiency.
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind into a fine powder and mix with Oryzae Glutinosae Nuo Mi and form into pills.

MODIFICATIONS