Yirong Xian Dan

Yirong Xian Dan,

Formulas Name : Yirong Xian Dan

Chinese Name : 益容仙丹

Drug Formulation

5 liang of light-colored autumn stone, 2 liang 5 qian of white borax, 1 qian 5 fen of camphor, 5 liang of mint, 5 qian of pine nut kernels, 5 fen of ox bile, 2 fen of hibiscus, 5 qian of sweet solomonseal, 5 fen of navel of the ox (roasted with butter), 1 liang 5 qian of cinnabar (finely ground after water-floating), and 1 jin of licorice root (peeled and boiled into a paste).

Source

From *Eight Essays on Nurturing Life*, Volume 17.

Processing

Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder; use the licorice paste to form pills the size of mung beans, and coat them with cinnabar.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time; let it dissolve in the mouth until saliva fills the mouth, then swallow. Take at any time of day.

Yirong Xian Dan,From *Eight Essays on Nurturing Life*, Volume 17.,

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