Lingye Dan

Lingye Dan,For deficiency-cold in the stomach, accumulation of phlegm and fluid, undigested food and drink, belching of vinegar and stagnant acidity, hard stools, distension and fullness in the chest and heart, and aversion to the smell of food. Also for women with morning sickness during pregnancy who vomit and cannot retain food.

Formulas Name : Lingye Dan

Chinese Name : 灵液丹

Drug Formulation

Sulphur (crushed) 1 liang, Aconite (peeled, with the pith removed, and cut into pieces the size of mung beans) 1 liang, mung beans 4 liang (boiled in 1 bowl of water until dry, then roasted).

Source

From *San Yin*, Volume 11.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from fresh ginger juice and wheat flour to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For deficiency-cold in the stomach, accumulation of phlegm and fluid, undigested food and drink, belching of vinegar and stagnant acidity, hard stools, distension and fullness in the chest and heart, and aversion to the smell of food. Also for women with morning sickness during pregnancy who vomit and cannot retain food.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with rice water before meals.

Lingye Dan,From *San Yin*, Volume 11.,For deficiency-cold in the stomach, accumulation of phlegm and fluid, undigested food and drink, belching of vinegar and stagnant acidity, hard stools, distension and fullness in the chest and heart, and aversion to the smell of food. Also for women with morning sickness during pregnancy who vomit and cannot retain food.

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