Shang Dan

Shang Dan,In men, this leads to loss of yang vitality and an inability to perform daily tasks; in women, it results in loss of yin vitality and an inability to conceive. Symptoms include heavy pain in the lower back and knees, deterioration of tendons and bones, a sallow complexion, mental fatigue and mental confusion, a dazed state whether awake or asleep, restlessness and excessive fatigue, residual urine and nocturnal emissions, pathogenic factors affecting the bladder, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” emaciation of muscles and flesh, and heat in the upper body with cold in the lower body.

Formulas Name : Shang Dan

Chinese Name : 上丹

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of Schisandra berries, 2 liang of Stemona (soaked overnight in wine, then roasted), 2 liang of Cuscuta (soaked overnight in wine, then roasted), 2 liang of Cistanche (soaked overnight in wine), 2 liang of Eucommia (roasted), 2 liang of Morinda (with the core removed), 2 liang of Polygala (with the core removed),Xianrenzhang (i.e., Goji berries) 2 liang, Fangfeng (without forked branches) 2 liang, White Poria 2 liang, Siyi (i.e., Cnidium monnieri, stir-fried) 2 liang, Bi Zi Ren (ground separately) 2 liang, Dried Dioscorea 2 liang.

Source

From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a honey-simmered flour paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

In men, this leads to loss of yang vitality and an inability to perform daily tasks; in women, it results in loss of yin vitality and an inability to conceive. Symptoms include heavy pain in the lower back and knees, deterioration of tendons and bones, a sallow complexion, mental fatigue and mental confusion, a dazed state whether awake or asleep, restlessness and excessive fatigue, residual urine and nocturnal emissions, pathogenic factors affecting the bladder, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” emaciation of muscles and flesh, and heat in the upper body with cold in the lower body.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 to 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine before meals; if wine is not consumed, take with salted water; in spring, take with dried jujube decoction.

Note

Do not combine with minerals, stones, cinnamon, or aconite.

Shang Dan,From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.,In men, this leads to loss of yang vitality and an inability to perform daily tasks; in women, it results in loss of yin vitality and an inability to conceive. Symptoms include heavy pain in the lower back and knees, deterioration of tendons and bones, a sallow complexion, mental fatigue and mental confusion, a dazed state whether awake or asleep, restlessness and excessive fatigue, residual urine and nocturnal emissions, pathogenic factors affecting the bladder, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” emaciation of muscles and flesh, and heat in the upper body with cold in the lower body.

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