Yuhua Baidan，From Volume 5 of *The Bureau Formulary* (supplemented by Wu Zhige with renowned formulas from various schools), citing Master Chongxu of the Tang Dynasty’s *Formulas for the Refining of Three-Grade Substances*.，For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, excessive night sweats, pulmonary atrophy and deficiency, chronic cough with shortness of breath, cholera with muscle cramps, six pulses that are deep and hidden, blue-black lips and mouth, stabbing pain in the abdomen and flanks, loose stools, frequent and thin urination, nocturnal emissions, emaciation and wasting of muscles, dim vision and tinnitus, stomach deficiency with reduced appetite, chronic malaria and dysentery, and chronic cold accumulation;Women with prolonged infertility or chronic coldness, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, deficiency syndrome, and cramping pain in the navel and abdomen; as well as those with chronic intestinal wind and internal toxins.
Yuhua Baidan
Formulas Name : Yuhua Baidan
Chinese Name : 玉华白丹
Drug Formulation
White Cinnabar (collected from the residue of a clean tile kiln, calcined until red-hot, ground to a fine powder, and washed with water) half liang; Zuogu Oyster Shell 7 qian (washed, pounded with chive leaves,sealed with salt mud, calcined, and the white portion collected), Yangqishi (calcined in a crucible over high heat until glowing red, removed, quenched in wine, and left to dry in a shaded place) half liang, and refined stalactite powder 1 liang.
Source
From Volume 5 of *The Bureau Formulary* (supplemented by Wu Zhige with renowned formulas from various schools), citing Master Chongxu of the Tang Dynasty’s *Formulas for the Refining of Three-Grade Substances*.
Processing
Grind each ingredient into an extremely fine powder, mix thoroughly, and grind for 1–2 days. Form into pills using a paste made from glutinous rice flour. Make them the size of a chicken’s head, then place them in an earthen pit to remove the fire toxicity for one night.
Benefits
For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, excessive night sweats, pulmonary atrophy and deficiency, chronic cough with shortness of breath, cholera with muscle cramps, six pulses that are deep and hidden, blue-black lips and mouth, stabbing pain in the abdomen and flanks, loose stools, frequent and thin urination, nocturnal emissions, emaciation and wasting of muscles, dim vision and tinnitus, stomach deficiency with reduced appetite, chronic malaria and dysentery, and chronic cold accumulation;Women with prolonged infertility or chronic coldness, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, deficiency syndrome, and cramping pain in the navel and abdomen; as well as those with chronic intestinal wind and internal toxins.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, on an empty stomach, with a concentrated decoction of ginseng soup that has been cooled; boiled water may also be used. For women with prolonged infertility, take it with wine infused with Angelica sinensis and prepared Rehmannia root; for chronic coldness, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, deficiency syndrome, and cramping pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, take it with a decoction of mugwort and vinegar. After taking the dose, follow with a small amount of plain white rice porridge.
Note
Avoid pork and mutton blood, as well as mung bean flour, as they may neutralize the medicine’s efficacy.
Yuhua Baidan,For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, excessive night sweats, pulmonary atrophy and deficiency, chronic cough with shortness of breath, cholera with muscle cramps, six pulses that are deep and hidden, blue-black lips and mouth, stabbing pain in the abdomen and flanks, loose stools, frequent and thin urination, nocturnal emissions, emaciation and wasting of muscles, dim vision and tinnitus, stomach deficiency with reduced appetite, chronic malaria and dysentery, and chronic cold accumulation;Women with prolonged infertility or chronic coldness, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, deficiency syndrome, and cramping pain in the navel and abdomen; as well as those with chronic intestinal wind and internal toxins.