Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | Kai Qiao Ji
開竅劑 |
| Sub Category | Liang Kai
涼開 |
| Name | An Gong Niu Huang Wan
安宮牛黃丸 Cattle Gallstone Pill that Calms the Heart |
| Pharma Effect | 1) Sedative, anti-eclamptic, 2) relieves fever, 3) protects brain organizations, 4) anti-inflammatory, 5) promotes phagocytosis, 6) lowers blood pressure. |
| Function | Clears heat, relieves toxicity, dislodges phlegm, opens the orifices, and calms the spirit. |
| Clinic Usage | "This formula is for the serious stage in the progression of a warm-febrile disease. The pathogenic heat sinks into the pericardium and disturbs the spirit causing high fever, irritability and restlessness, delirium, and impaired consciousness. Also for c |
| Cautions | Modern practitioners often use this formula for high fever treatment under an emergency condition. |
