bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Uncaria (Ramulus cum Uncis Uncariae)
48gm Prepare small pills, each weighing 0.1 grams, coated with an appropriate amount of Cinnabar; for children under one year old, administer 0.1 grams per dose, for children aged 1-2 years, administer 0.2 grams per dose; take three times a day. Alternatively, grind into powder; decoct 60 grams each of Uncaria and Mentha, remove the residue, add 135 grams of honey, mix with the powdered medicine, and prepare small pills, take 3 grams per dose, three times a day.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Resuscitation to calm fright, clearing heat and resolving phlegm.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Cow-Bezoar clears the heart and opens the orifices, extinguishes wind and calms fright; musk resuscitates and awakens the spirit, together serving as the sovereign medicinal. Uncaria, Gastrodia Tuber, Stiff Silkworm, and scorpion pacify the liver and extinguish wind, together serving as the minister medicinal. Tendrilleaf Fritillary Bulb, Tabasheer, Bile Arisaema, and Pinellia clear heat and resolve phlegm; Submature Bitter Orange, Aucklandia Root, Dried Tangerine Peel, Aquilaria, sandalwood, and Cardamon Fruit regulate qi movement; Cinnabar settles the heart and calms the mind; Rhubarb Rhizoma clears heat and purges fire, removes stagnation and guides stagnation, together serving as the assistant medicinal. Liquorice Root harmonizes all the medicinals, used as the guiding medicinal.
bubble_chart Modern Application Modern medicine believes that this formula has antibacterial properties, removes toxins, expels phlegm, stimulates the central nervous system, and has anticonvulsant effects. It is mainly used for: pediatric toxic pneumonia, epidemic encephalitis B, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, presenting with fever, dysphoria, and panting.