Lai Fu Dan

Lai Fu Dan,For spleen damage caused by improper diet, resulting in pain in the heart and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and cold extremities; also treats cold-syndrome manifestations of typhoid fever, women’s blood-and-qi stabbing pain (whether affecting the heart and abdomen or the lower back), and various forms of stagnant qi.

Formulas Name : Lai Fu Dan

Chinese Name : 来复丹

Drug Formulation

Aged tangerine peel (with pith removed) 6 liang, green tangerine peel 6 liang, processed Da Chuan Fu 6 liang, Wulingzhi 6 liang, potassium nitrate 3 liang, sulfur 3 liang.

Source

*The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using steamed buns.

Benefits

For spleen damage caused by improper diet, resulting in pain in the heart and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and cold extremities; also treats cold-syndrome manifestations of typhoid fever, women’s blood-and-qi stabbing pain (whether affecting the heart and abdomen or the lower back), and various forms of stagnant qi.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with plain hot water.

Lai Fu Dan,*The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.,For spleen damage caused by improper diet, resulting in pain in the heart and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and cold extremities; also treats cold-syndrome manifestations of typhoid fever, women’s blood-and-qi stabbing pain (whether affecting the heart and abdomen or the lower back), and various forms of stagnant qi.

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