Da Zang Dan

Da Zang Dan,For deficiency of spleen qi, chronic diarrhea that will not stop, and instability of the stomach and intestines, leading to the “Five Types of Diarrhea.”

Formulas Name : Da Zang Dan

Chinese Name : 大脏丹

Drug Formulation

Garlic (steamed in damp paper) 1 liang, Magnolia Bark (peeled, processed with ginger, ground) 1 liang, Sulfur half a liang(Grind separately. Take the above three ingredients, place them inside a 7-cun section of pork large intestine—with the membrane removed—tie both ends securely, simmer in fine wine until thoroughly tender, then grind together into a paste), Fennel (rinsed to remove sand, stir-fried) half liang, Cardamom (wrapped in flour and steamed) half liang,Chebulic myrobalan (steamed, pitted) half liang, Poria cocos (peeled) half liang, Shenqu (roasted) half liang, Amomum villosum seeds (steamed) half liang, white alum (calcined) half liang, white mugwort leaves half liang, wheat bran (roasted) half liang.

Source

From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with the ointment prepared earlier, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For deficiency of spleen qi, chronic diarrhea that will not stop, and instability of the stomach and intestines, leading to the “Five Types of Diarrhea.”

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose, washed down with rice water.

Da Zang Dan,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.,For deficiency of spleen qi, chronic diarrhea that will not stop, and instability of the stomach and intestines, leading to the “Five Types of Diarrhea.”

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