Modified Hei Xi Dan

Modified Hei Xi Dan,For deficiency of the lower jiao, failure of yin and yang to rise and fall properly, heat above and cold below, dizziness and blurred vision, with the condition having reached a critical stage; or for cases where taking warming medications has caused the symptoms to worsen.

Formulas Name : Modified Hei Xi Dan

Chinese Name : 增损黑锡丹

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Hei Xi Dan Tou, half a liang of Sichuan Melia fruit, half a liang of Yangqi Stone, half a liang of Wood Fragrance, half a liang of Agarwood, half a liang of Green Tangerine Peel (roasted), 1 liang of White Cardamom, 1 liang of Fennel, 1 liang of Cassia Bark (coarse bark removed, not heated), 1 liang of Cotton-coated Aconite (roasted, skin and navel removed),1 liang of Fenugreek, 1 liang of Pogu Zhi (roasted), 1 fen of Wuyao (wood removed, coarsely chopped), and Magnetite (calcined, quenched in vinegar 7 times, finely ground and suspended in water).

Source

From *De Xiao*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with wine paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For deficiency of the lower jiao, failure of yin and yang to rise and fall properly, heat above and cold below, dizziness and blurred vision, with the condition having reached a critical stage; or for cases where taking warming medications has caused the symptoms to worsen.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, increasing to 70 pills; swallow them on an empty stomach with a concentrated decoction of ginseng, Poria, ginger, and jujube.

Modified Hei Xi Dan,From *De Xiao*, Volume 3.,For deficiency of the lower jiao, failure of yin and yang to rise and fall properly, heat above and cold below, dizziness and blurred vision, with the condition having reached a critical stage; or for cases where taking warming medications has caused the symptoms to worsen.

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