Yufeng Dan

Yufeng Dan,Effective for all types of wind disorders and chills.

Formulas Name : Yufeng Dan

Chinese Name : 愈风丹

Drug Formulation

3 liang of borneol and mint, 2 liang of gastrodia, 1.5 liang of Pinellia ternata, 1 liang of white aconite, 1.5 liang of scrophularia, and 1.5 liang of large Sichuan aconite.

Source

From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 24), citing *Essentials for Imperial Physicians*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; then add 1 fen each of borneol and musk, and grind until extremely fine. Take 2 stems of Huai Prefecture soapberry (remove the skin and seeds, chop finely, place in 3 sheng of water, and soak overnight;squeeze out the concentrated juice, and strain out the residue; combine with half a sheng of honey in a silver vessel, and simmer over alternating high and low heat until reduced to 1 sheng of paste. Mix this paste with the previously prepared medicine; if the mixture is dry, add refined honey in a mortar and pound 1,000 times, then form into pills the size of a large water chestnut.

Benefits

Effective for all types of wind disorders and chills.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, at any time; may be taken with tea or wine.

Yufeng Dan,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 24), citing *Essentials for Imperial Physicians*.,Effective for all types of wind disorders and chills.

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