Shen Zhen

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Shen Zhen,

Formulas Name : Shen Zhen

Chinese Name : 神枕

Drug Formulation

Half liang of Angelica sinensis, half liang of Ligusticum chuanxiong, half liang of Angelica dahurica, half liang of Magnolia flower, half liang of Eucommia ulmoides (with coarse bark removed),Gaoben (with stems and soil removed) half liang, Cistanche half liang, Cypress seed half liang, Coix seed half liang, Miwu half liang, Sichuan pepper (with seeds and closed pods removed) half liang, Magnolia bark half liang, Sichuan pepper (with seeds and closed pods removed) half liang,Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) half liang, Dried Ginger half liang, Feilian half liang, Fangfeng (with branches removed) half liang, Tussilago Flower half liang, Ginseng half liang, Platycodon root half liang, White薇 half liang, Jing Shi half liang, Mountain Thistle half liang, White Xian Bark half liang, Aconite (with skin removed) half liang, Aconite Root (with skin and tip removed) half liang,Lilu (with the root tip removed) half liang, soapberry half liang, mangcao half liang, pinellia half liang, alum half liang, asarum (with stems and leaves removed) half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 198.

Processing

Coarsely crush the ingredients and place them inside a pillow (the pillow should be made from Shanyang cypress wood harvested on the 5th day of the 5th month or the 7th day of the 7th month; it should be 1 chi 2 cun long, 4 cun high, 3 cun 5 fen wide, and hold 1 dou 2 sheng. Select cypress heartwood with a red core for the lid; all parts should be 4 fen thick,drill three rows of holes the size of a millet grain, with 40 holes in each row). Place the eight toxic ingredients at the bottom and the twenty-four fragrant ingredients on top. Once filled, secure the lid with bamboo nails and seal all four edges with wax, leaving only the top unsealed; instead, wrap it in three layers of crimson gauze. Replace the herbs once a year.

Instructions for Use

Begin with the Winter Solstice; after 100 days of using it as a pillow, the tendons and bones will become strong, and the body and face will glow with radiance—at which point remove one layer of gauze; after 200 days, when blood and vital energy are abundant and all ailments are cured, remove another layer; after 300 days, remove yet another layer. After three years, teeth and hair will become even stronger, and one’s complexion will regain the radiance of youth.

Shen Zhen，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 198.，

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