Great Amber Powder

Great Amber Powder,For consumptive debility with depletion of the vital essence, deficiency of true qi, physical wasting, heaviness in the limbs, dry throat and mouth, loss of appetite, blurred distance vision, palpitations and restlessness, and deficiency of the five viscera—a condition arising from internal causes.

Formulas Name : Great Amber Powder

Chinese Name : 大琥珀散

Drug Formulation

Amber (ground) 2 liang, Dried Ginger (roasted) 3 liang, Stone Reed (hairs removed) 3 liang, Talc (ground) 3 liang, Peony Bark 3 liang, Poria (black skin removed) 3 liang, Ligusticum Root 3 liang, Dendrobium (roots removed) 3 liang, Dipsacus Root 3 liang, Angelica Root (sliced, roasted) 3 liang,Polygala (with core removed) 3 liang, Ginseng 3 liang, Achyranthes (with shoots removed) 3 liang, Cinnamon (with coarse bark removed) 2.5 liang, Cistanche (soaked in wine, wrinkled skin removed, roasted) 4 liang, Pine Resin (refined) 4 liang, Ophiopogon 4 liang, Aged Tangerine Peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, roasted) 4 liang,Perilla seeds 3 sheng, pine nuts (used with husks) 3 sheng, cypress seeds 3 sheng, plantain seeds 1 sheng, dodder seeds (soaked in wine, pounded separately, and roasted) 1 sheng,Anluo seeds 1 sheng, goji berries 1 sheng, sesame seeds 1 sheng, turnip seeds 1 sheng, Ophiopogon tuber (core removed, roasted) 1 sheng, Akebia stem 14 liang, Cnidium seeds (roasted) half a sheng.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 91.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For consumptive debility with depletion of the vital essence, deficiency of true qi, physical wasting, heaviness in the limbs, dry throat and mouth, loss of appetite, blurred distance vision, palpitations and restlessness, and deficiency of the five viscera—a condition arising from internal causes.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose; simmer with half a zhan of cow’s milk and 1 zhan of water for a short time, then strain and take while still warm.

Great Amber Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 91.,For consumptive debility with depletion of the vital essence, deficiency of true qi, physical wasting, heaviness in the limbs, dry throat and mouth, loss of appetite, blurred distance vision, palpitations and restlessness, and deficiency of the five viscera—a condition arising from internal causes.

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