Cinnabar and Mercury Decoction

Cinnabar and Mercury Decoction,Water retention.

Formulas Name : Cinnabar and Mercury Decoction

Chinese Name : 朱砂水银煎

Drug Formulation

1 fen of cinnabar, 1 fen of mercury, 1 fen of croton seed, 1 fen of powdered gypsum, 5 qian of red ochre, and 5 qian of Chinese leek.

Source

From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and shape into pills the size of a marble using steamed buns.

Benefits

Water retention.

Instructions for Use

Place the mixture in the patient’s navel. Fold a sheet of soft paper over it to form a cover, then secure it with a belly band. Have the patient lie down. Within just one liang’s time (the time it takes to eat a meal), the disease will be expelled through urination—approximately 2–3 dou of fluid—after which the flow will cease. Remove the medicine to prevent over-treatment.Next, mix half a liang of Coptis powder with fresh ginger juice, form it into a single pill, and place it in the navel; cover it with paper and secure it with a belly band as before. Boil barley flour dumplings in a decoction of white mulberry bark and serve them to the patient. Three days after recovery, administer a tonic to restore the body.

Note

Avoid pickled, preserved, raw, cold, salty, and vinegary foods.

Cinnabar and Mercury Decoction,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.,Water retention.

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