Zhu Dan Fen

Zhu Dan Fen

Name

Zhu Dan Fen (Biliary powder from pig)

Property

Bitter, cold; liver, gallbladder, lung and large intestine meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and moisten dryness, relieve cough and dyspnea, remove toxicity.

Indications

Asthma, jaundice, diarrhea, dysentery, sores and boils, constipation, pharyngitis, red eyes, pertussis, parched with thirst due to heat disease.

Dosage and administration

Dissolve in decoction, 0.3~0.6 g, or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.