Fried Pangolin Scales Classic Formulas

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Activates blood and unblocks the channels - Chao Shan Jia is the stir-fried form historically used for amenorrhea, masses, traumatic blood stasis, and fixed obstruction in the collaterals.
Promotes lactation and opens the breasts - it was classically prescribed for post-partum milk insufficiency caused by obstruction rather than by simple deficiency alone.
Reduces swelling and expels pus - traditional use includes unruptured abscesses, carbuncles, mastitis, and other hard swellings that need suppuration.

Tong Ru Dan - lactation-opening formula that historically paired pangolin scales with Wang Bu Liu Xing and other breast-channel medicinals.
Tou Nong San - abscess formula lineage using pangolin scales to promote suppuration and drainage.
Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin - classical swelling and abscess formula family in which pangolin scales historically served as a strong channel-opening ingredient.

TCM Wiki and related materia medica sources describe Chuan Shan Jia and its processed forms as salty and slightly cold, entering the Liver and Stomach to move blood, unblock the channels, promote lactation, and expel pus.
Modern educational materia medica sources note that pangolin scales were removed from the Chinese Pharmacopoeia in 2020 and are prohibited under wildlife-protection law and CITES controls.