"What Are the Advantages of Taking Angong Niuhuang Pill?"
Angong Niuhuang Pill is a commonly used medication for acute conditions, often considered as the foremost among the three treasures. Its main ingredients include Gardenia, Musk, Cinnabar, Coptis Root, and Realgar. Its primary functions include the treatment of stroke, cerebral trauma syndrome, organophosphorus pesticide poisoning, hypoxic encephalopathy, and symptoms caused by mid-to-late stage liver cancer.
1. Stroke: It is suitable for both closed and heat syndromes of stroke, presenting with sudden coma, unconsciousness, hemiplegia, facial distortion, clenched teeth, red face and rough breathing, hoarse voice with phlegm in the throat, red tongue with yellow and greasy coating, and taut, slippery, and rapid pulse. It can also be used in cases of cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage with the above symptoms.
2. Cerebral Trauma Syndrome: It is used when blood stasis and coagulation remain after cerebral trauma, leading to blocked channels and causing coma due to internal liver wind. It can also be used in cases of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, Japanese encephalitis, toxic encephalopathy, and septicemia, presenting with high fever, agitation, delirium, hoarse voice with phlegm in the throat, convulsions and spasms, rash with vomiting of blood, red tongue with dry and dark coating, and thin and rapid pulse.
3. Organophosphorus Pesticide Poisoning: It is suitable for symptoms such as high fever (above 40°C), unconsciousness, and phlegm accumulation caused by organophosphorus pesticide poisoning. It can also be used in acute icteric hepatitis, presenting with jaundice all over the body, yellow巩膜, lethargy with delirium, profuse sweating, fetid breath, elevated body temperature, dark yellow urine, dry and hard stool, distension and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, tenderness and resistance in the lower abdomen, red tongue with yellow and greasy coating, etc.
4. Hypoxemic Encephalopathy: It is suitable for patients with lethargy, unresponsiveness, rapid breathing with phlegm in the throat, coughing up large amounts of yellow, thick mucus, cyanosis of the face and lips, and slippery pulse. It can also be used in infantile pneumonia, presenting with high fever, agitation, headache, cough, delirium, hoarse voice with phlegm in the throat, convulsions and spasms, red tongue with dark and dry coating, and taut pulse.
5. Mid-to-Late Stage Liver Cancer: It has a good therapeutic effect on controlling symptoms such as fever, jaundice, liver pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, and anorexia in liver cancer. It also has a certain effect on fever caused by lung cancer. Additionally, it can be used in cases of stubborn urticaria, severe drug eruption, snake bites, and epididymitis.
1. This medication is intended for heat-induced unconsciousness and should not be used in cases of cold-induced unconsciousness.
2. It contains Musk, which is fragrant and penetrating, and may harm the fetus. Therefore, it is contraindicated for pregnant women.
3. During the medication period, the diet should be light, and spicy and greasy foods should be avoided to prevent the generation of heat and phlegm.
4. This medication contains Cinnabar and Realgar, and prolonged or excessive use is not recommended. It should be used with caution in patients with impaired liver or kidney function.
5. If symptoms such as cold limbs, pale complexion, persistent cold sweat, and weak pulse appear during treatment, indicating a change from a closed syndrome to a collapsing syndrome, the medication should be discontinued immediately.
6. For patients with difficulty swallowing, such as those with high fever or stroke-induced coma, the medication can be administered through nasogastric feeding. Angong Niuhuang Pill is a prescription medication and should be used under the guidance of a doctor.
