Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Gogeum Uigam (古今醫鑑)

The Golden Lock Key

Geumsoesi

한글 금쇄시  ·  Pinyin Jin Suo Shi

金鎖匙

Composition 構成

Total 4.6 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

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Actions 效能

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

  • Acute throat closure

Biomedical correlates

  • Acute tonsillitis — external use

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治急喉閉纏喉風. 朱砂 三分二釐, 枯白礬ㆍ膽礬 各一分六釐, 硼砂 一分二釐, 熊膽ㆍ焰硝ㆍ片腦ㆍ麝香 各一分. 右爲末, 吹半錢入喉中. 《醫鑑》

Translation

Treats sudden throat closure and wrapping throat wind. Cinnabar 3 pun 2 ri; calcined alum and bluestone 1 pun 6 ri each; borax 1 pun 2 ri; bear bile, saltpetre, borneol and musk 1 pun each. Powder them and blow 5 pun into the throat. — Gogeum Uigam 醫鑑 (Donguibogam · Inhu)

Clinical commentary 臨床

**Contains cinnabar and bluestone, both toxic; bear bile and musk are from CITES-listed species. For external use only.** — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.

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