Formula

Major Sinking into the Chest Pill

大陷胸丸da xian xiong wan
1 source

5 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)

In the Shanghan Lun (《傷寒論》) tradition, this formula is described for a chest-bind (jiexiong) pattern in which the nape is also stiff, resembling a soft tetany (rou-jing). A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：結胸者，項亦强，如柔痓狀，下之則和，宜大陷胸丸。…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·大陷胸丸（证治条文·宋本131）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Rhubarb Root半斤
  • Tingli Seed (Ting li zi)半升（熬）
  • Pu xiao (crude mirabilite)半升
  • Apricot Kernel (Xing ren)半升（去皮尖，熬黑）
  • Kansui (Gan sui)末一錢匕
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·大陷胸丸（组成·宋本131）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·大陷胸丸（证治条文·宋本131）；hash 锚 carrier 逐字唯一片段（含方名/组成上下文）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·大陷胸丸（煎服法·宋本131）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.