Ji Xie Dan

Ji Xie Dan,Indications: Spleen deficiency with accumulated cold; stagnant cold in the epigastrium; difficulty digesting food; fullness and hardness beneath the heart; distension and pain in the flanks; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; alcohol-induced phlegm regurgitation; in children: the “Five Wastes” and “Eight Dysenteries”; irregular feeding patterns; ascending roundworms; intermittent tidal fevers; food stagnation; postpartum malaria; and food-induced malaria; in women: blood clots before and after childbirth.

Formulas Name : Ji Xie Dan

Chinese Name : 济泄丹

Drug Formulation

Saussurea costus 1 liang, Clove 1 liang, Xing (ground separately) 1 liang, Borax (ground separately) 1 qian, Wulingzhi 1.5 liang, Cardamom 0.5 liang, Chebulic myrobalan (oil removed; spring: 4.5 qian; summer: 3.5 qian or more; fall: less than 3.5 qian; winter: 4.5 qian or more), Realgar (spring: 3.5 qian; summer: 3 qian; fall: 3 qian; winter: 3.5 qian).

Source

Quoted from *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience* in *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 102).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; use high-quality glutinous rice flour to form pills by boiling the mixture into cakes; coat with raw cinnabar and musk. For adults, the pills should be the size of a mustard seed; for children, the size of a vegetable seed.

Benefits

Indications: Spleen deficiency with accumulated cold; stagnant cold in the epigastrium; difficulty digesting food; fullness and hardness beneath the heart; distension and pain in the flanks; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; alcohol-induced phlegm regurgitation; in children: the “Five Wastes” and “Eight Dysenteries”; irregular feeding patterns; ascending roundworms; intermittent tidal fevers; food stagnation; postpartum malaria; and food-induced malaria; in women: blood clots before and after childbirth.

Instructions for Use

For children aged 1 year, take 3 pills per dose; for those aged 3 years, take 5 pills per dose; adjust the dosage according to age. For adults, take 1 liang of the powder plus half a qian of Jiangzi powder per dose, taking 15–20 pills each time, washed down with soup or other liquids.

Ji Xie Dan,Quoted from *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience* in *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 102).,Indications: Spleen deficiency with accumulated cold; stagnant cold in the epigastrium; difficulty digesting food; fullness and hardness beneath the heart; distension and pain in the flanks; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; alcohol-induced phlegm regurgitation; in children: the “Five Wastes” and “Eight Dysenteries”; irregular feeding patterns; ascending roundworms; intermittent tidal fevers; food stagnation; postpartum malaria; and food-induced malaria; in women: blood clots before and after childbirth.

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