Other Names : Recovery Special Pill
==Special Precautions of Hui Chun Wan==
* [[Zhu Sha]] (Cinnabaris) is Extremely toxic : no longer used, because of its mercury content.* Do not use during pregnancy. Avoid in children experiencing convulsions from deficiency syndromes. This formula should not be taken long-term. As always consult with an acupuncturist/herbalist before use.
==Actions==
*[[Jiang Can]]
*[[Mu Xiang]]
Herb Functions
Promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain - stagnant qi of the stomach and/or spleen causing lack of appetite, abdominal pain, distention, nausea; liver or gallbladder qi stagnation causing flank pain, distention.
Regulates stagnated Qi in the intestines - diarrhea, abdominal pain (common herb to treat tenesmus).
Strengthens the spleen and prevents stagnation, used with tonifying herbs to reduce side effects.
*[[Niu Huang]]
Herb Functions
Clears the heart, opens the orifices, awakens the spirit, vaporizes phlegm - delirium or coma due to wind-heat or hot diseases with hot phlegm obstructing the pericardium.
Clears the liver, relieves toxicity, extinguishes wind, stops tremors - spasms, tremors, convulsions with high fever due to heat entering the liver.
Drains heat and relieves fire toxicity - red, painful, swollen, or ulcerated throat as well as for sores, carbuncles, boils, and a wide variety of hot swellings.
Contraindications
Do not use during pregnancy.
*[[Quan Xie]]
Herb Functions
Extinguishes liver wind, stops tremors and convulsions - liver wind phlegm patterns with spasms, acute/chronic childhood convulsions, tetanus, seizures, tremors, very effective!.
Fire toxic nodules - topically on toxic sores, swellings.
Unblocks the collaterals - painful headaches.
Contraindications
Do not use during pregnancy.
Avoid in Cases of Internal Wind with Blood Deficiency.
*[[She Xiang]]
Herb Functions
Opens the orifices, revives the spirit, unblocks closed disorders (a wide variety of problems that impair consciousness) - heat entering the pericardium, convulsions, delirium, stupor fainting, closed disorders, tetanic collapse, phlegm collapse, seizures.
Invigorates the blood, dissipates clumps, reduces swelling, alleviates pain - toxic sores, carbuncles, fixed masses, channel obstructions due to trauma.
Contraindications
Do not use during pregnancy.
*[[Tan Xiang]]
Herb Functions
Promotes Qi movement, alleviates pain - chest and abdomen pain.
*[[Tian Ma]]
Herb Functions
Calms the liver, extinguishes liver wind from either heat or cold patterns - spasms, tremors, headache, epilepsy, numbness, dizziness, wind-stroke, childhood convulsion, can be used for problems due to heat or blood deficiency.
Extinguishes wind, alleviates pain - headache, dizziness, migraine headaches that occur with wind-phlegm patterns, hemiplegia, dizziness, numbness.
Disperse painful obstruction due to wind phlegm - numbness and pain of the lower back and extremities.
*[[Tian Zhu Huang]]
Herb Functions
Clears and transforms phlegm-heat - difficult to expectorate sputum.
Clears heat and arrests convulsions - spasms, convulsions due to phlegm-heat, especially in children.
*[[Zhi Ke]]
Herb FunctionsMilder actions - move qi and reduce distention (good for weak patients). *[[Zhu Sha]]
Herb Functions
Sedates the heart, calms the spirit - restlessness, palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, convulsion.