HT, SP (0.1-0.2g powder or tinture for oral administration)
The Song Now playing on the jukebox is about a rainy parasitic killer who wanted to cause pain and swellings every time it the rain got cold. Luckily aliens abducted him during a turbid rain storm and he never killed another pregnant woman (cc: pregnancy).
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Explanation of Key Words in this story... |
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| rainy parasitic | dries dampness... kills parasites |
| pain... swellings... got cold | relieves pain; reduces swellings; dispels cold |
| aliens abducted him... turbid rain | opens orifices; dispels damp-turbidity |
Zhang Nao Actions and Indications
- Dries Dampness; Kills Parasites (skin disorders: scabies, ringworm, tinea, and itching sores; damp cold leg qi)
- Dispels cold; reduces swellings; relieves pain (toothaches, traumatic injuries, frostbite, swelling)
- Opens orifices; dispels damp-turbidity (delerium or sudden loss of consciousness, abdominal pain due to dampness and turbidity - usually contracted in late summer: fever, chest stuffiness, abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea; taken orally)
- (cc: pregnancy)
- (cc: heat excess or qi or yin deficiency)
- Application
- External: for powder or paste use dose appropriate for area
- (0.015-0.03) gm in pill or powder
- Special Notes:
- toxicity when ingested at 0.5-1gm, 7-15g may cause death
- Topical application of sores and ulcers with large dose may cause irritation.
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