Jianling Dan

Jianling Dan,For children with untimely vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal distension, and fullness and obstruction in the chest and diaphragm.

Formulas Name : Jianling Dan

Chinese Name : 降灵丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of imported sulfur, 1 liang of snow-white sodium carbonate (place both in a sand-lined crucible or silver vessel; slowly roast and melt over a moderate flame until they form beads; do not let the fire burn too fiercely, as overheating renders them unusable; pour onto paper to cool, then grind into a fine powder), 1 qian of lotus-flower green peel, 1 qian of aged tangerine peel, and 1 qian of top-grade Wulingzhi free of impurities.

Source

*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 395.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of a sesame seed using wheat flour paste.

Benefits

For children with untimely vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal distension, and fullness and obstruction in the chest and diaphragm.

Instructions for Use

For adults, make the pills the size of a cardamom seed. Take 15 pills per dose on an empty stomach, before meals, with warm rice water.

Jianling Dan,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 395.,For children with untimely vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal distension, and fullness and obstruction in the chest and diaphragm.

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