Ginger, Aconite, Red Ocher, and Cinnabar Pill

Ginger, Aconite, Red Ocher, and Cinnabar Pill,Frequent and uncontrollable urination; palpitations and forgetfulness; persistent nightmares; deficiency-cold in the lower jiao; enuresis; seminal leakage; or unceasing seminal leakage due to yang deficiency; or kidney qi deficiency-cold; spleen-induced diarrhea and kidney-induced diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Ginger, Aconite, Red Ocher, and Cinnabar Pill

Chinese Name : 姜附赤石脂朱砂丹

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of Aconite, half a liang of raw dried ginger (unroasted), 1 liang of cinnabar (ground separately), and 1.5 liang of red ochre (water-washed).

Source

From *This Matter Is Hard to Know*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of black beans using wine paste.

Benefits

Frequent and uncontrollable urination; palpitations and forgetfulness; persistent nightmares; deficiency-cold in the lower jiao; enuresis; seminal leakage; or unceasing seminal leakage due to yang deficiency; or kidney qi deficiency-cold; spleen-induced diarrhea and kidney-induced diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 to 20–30 pills per dose, washed down with rice water; taking them with Poria Decoction is particularly effective.

Ginger, Aconite, Red Ocher, and Cinnabar Pill,From *This Matter Is Hard to Know*.,Frequent and uncontrollable urination; palpitations and forgetfulness; persistent nightmares; deficiency-cold in the lower jiao; enuresis; seminal leakage; or unceasing seminal leakage due to yang deficiency; or kidney qi deficiency-cold; spleen-induced diarrhea and kidney-induced diarrhea.

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