Nasal therapy & induced sneezing
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Title
Nasal therapy & induced sneezing
Description
Lantern (2019), Wilcox, Lorraine.
Source
Abstract
A recipe in the section of Qian Jin Fang (Emergency Formulas Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold) called Formulas to Treat Someone who Committed Suicide by Hanging says: “Pound Zao Jia (Gleditsiae Fructus) and Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) into particles. Blow an amount the size of a broad bean (hu dou) into the nostrils.” This is the first iteration of Tong Guan san (Open the Gate Powder), although it did not receive this name until later. From this, we can see that the ancient Chinese had remedies for everything. There were neither ambulances to call not hospital emergency departments, so ancient doctors treated the full range of acute conditions. Certainly, not every remedy was reliable, but it is hard for us to judge their efficacy without clinical trials and when they are rarely, if ever, used in the West today. Indeed, some ancient remedies seem ridiculous in modern times. Others? Well, maybe. This article explores nasal therapies to open the orifices of unconscious patients, as well as the inhalation of substances to treat the exterior, the head, eyes and nose.
Creator
Language
English
Date
volume
16
issue
1
page start
35
page end
40
Alternative Title
Lantern
Date Created
10/14/2019
Type
Journal Article
issn
1449-2717