Baozhen Powder，From *Hu Ming*, cited in Volume 19 of *Pu Ji Fang*.，For all men and women suffering from kidney disease that has spread to the heart, causing the heart to be afflicted by pathogenic qi, resulting in restlessness in the palms, soles, and chest, dry and parched lips and mouth, mental exhaustion, confusion and forgetfulness, irritability with little joy, a loss of taste, and urine that alternates between red and white, and between copious and scant.
Baozhen Powder
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Formulas Name : Baozhen Powder
Chinese Name : 保真散
Drug Formulation
Scutellaria baicalensis 3 zhu, Aquilaria agallocha 3 zhu, Aquilaria sinensis 3 zhu, Paeonia suffruticosa bark (core removed) 1 fen, Peucedanum praeruptorum (hairs removed) 1 fen, Platycodon grandiflorus 1 fen, Bupleurum chinense (hairs removed) 1 fen, Fritillaria thunbergii (core removed) 1 fen, Cranial vault (roasted with butter until yellowish-black) 1 fen,Soft-shelled Turtle Carapace (vinegar-fried until yellow) 1 fen, Ophiopogon tuber (core removed) 1 fen, Apricot Kernel (tips removed, double-kerneled) 1 fen, Poria 1 fen, Cinnamon Bark 1 fen, Schizonepeta spikelets 1 fen, Ephedra 4 zhu.
Source
From *Hu Ming*, cited in Volume 19 of *Pu Ji Fang*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For all men and women suffering from kidney disease that has spread to the heart, causing the heart to be afflicted by pathogenic qi, resulting in restlessness in the palms, soles, and chest, dry and parched lips and mouth, mental exhaustion, confusion and forgetfulness, irritability with little joy, a loss of taste, and urine that alternates between red and white, and between copious and scant.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 qian per dose; boil with 1 zhan of water until reduced to 8 fen; strain out the residue; take after meals. It is advisable to first take formulas that eliminate kidney pathogenic factors, then gradually switch to medicines that clear the heart and dispel pathogenic qi. If the condition has already spread to the heart, this formula should be taken immediately.
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Baozhen Powder,For all men and women suffering from kidney disease that has spread to the heart, causing the heart to be afflicted by pathogenic qi, resulting in restlessness in the palms, soles, and chest, dry and parched lips and mouth, mental exhaustion, confusion and forgetfulness, irritability with little joy, a loss of taste, and urine that alternates between red and white, and between copious and scant.