Open Orifice Formulas


Cold to Open Orifices

An Gong Niu Huang Wan Remember: When "Ana gonged her new yellow wand" at her sick sister, the heat toxins dispersed, she woke up, and began talking again.
Action: clear heat toxin, open orifice, resuscitation
Key Sx: heat blocks pericardium (high fever, restlessness, lost consciousness, delirum) with turbidity (severe unconsciousness), heat blocks qi movement (unable to speak), severe heat -> severe Jue: cold limbs
Zi Xue aka: Wai Tai Mi Yao
Remember: "Zee blood", "Why Taze me - Yao"... When he got tazed it opened orifice, and he had convulsions until the wind extinguished and heat cleared.
Action: clear heat, open orifice, extinguish wind, stop convulsion
Key Sx: cc: tazers: do not overdose, stop when effective, not for pregnancy
Zhi Bao Dan Remember: When "Birds Bow Down" its usually because they want to open their orifice, spit a phlegm ball, and clear heat toxins from PC.
Syndrome: Phlegm heat blocks PC
Action: Eliminate phlegm, open orifice, clear heat toxin
Key Sx: unconsciousness, delirium, fever, restlessness, wheezing, (T: crimson with yellow turbid coat, P: slippery rapid)
cc: not for pregnancy


Warm to Open Orifices

Su He Xiang Wan Remember: The father wanted to "sue the young man" when he found out that he had coldly opened orifce and unblocked painful qi stagnation of his daughter. But at least he bought her flowers!
Syndrome: Cold turbidity
Action: aromatic to open orifice, move qi to stop pain
cc: not for pregnancy or prolapsed syndrome