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One of the 'Three Cool-Opening Treasures' of the warm-disease school, this formula clears heat, opens the orifices, and stops spasms. It treats warm-heat pathogen sinking into the Pericardium with heat exuberance stirring wind causing high fever, spirit clouding, delirious speech, convulsions, and macules. This data entry retains nine available herbs as a clinical approximation; the complete original formula includes regulated substances and must be used as an officially approved manufactured product.
Source《太平惠民和剂局方》卷之六| Herb | Role | Dosage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 石膏Shí Gāo | 君Sovereign | 48g | 大寒清气分实热,为君;与知母相伍清热除烦 |
| 知母Zhī Mǔ | 臣Minister | 16g | 清热泻火,滋阴润燥 |
| 黄连Huáng Lián | 臣Minister | 12g | 清心泻火解毒 |
| 玄参Xuán Shēn | 臣Minister | 16g | 清热凉血,滋阴解毒 |
| 生地黄Shēng Dì Huáng | 佐Assistant | 16g | 清热凉血,养阴生津 |
| 芒硝Máng Xiāo | 佐Assistant | 48g | 咸寒泻热通腑,釜底抽薪 |
| 木香Mù Xiāng | 佐Assistant | 15g | 行气开郁,防诸寒凉药凝滞气机 |
| 冰片Bīng Piàn | 佐Assistant | 3g | 芳香开窍,醒神止痉 |
| 甘草Gān Cǎo | 使Courier | 8g | 调和诸药,解毒 |
原方为丹剂,临服研末冷开水调服,每次1.5–3克,每日2次。小儿减量。
@misc{bencaodian-zi-xue-dan,
author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Zǐ Xuě Dān 紫雪丹 (Purple Snow Elixir)},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/zi-xue-dan},
urldate = {2026-04-17},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}© Bencaodian Editorial · Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0