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Curcuma and Precious Remedy for Life-Threatening Conditions Powder

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Curcuma and Precious Remedy for Life-Threatening Conditions Powder,For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries—extremely severe and life-threatening conditions—and all malignant ailments.

Formulas Name : Curcuma and Precious Remedy for Life-Threatening Conditions Powder

Chinese Name : 郁金至宝起危散

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Qinglong Stone, 2 liang of cinnabar, 2 liang of realgar, 2 liang of alum, 2 liang of magnetite (quenched in vinegar three times), 2 liang of southern lead, 2 liang of northern lead, and 2 liang of orpiment.

Source

From *Secret Formulas of Miraculous Medicines*, Volume 2.

Processing

On the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, seal the above eight ingredients tightly in a Yangcheng jar. Pound the mixture for the duration of five sticks of incense. Once cooled, extract the elixir, place it in a bag, and bury it in clean soil facing east. Exhume it after 49 days;Separately prepare 1 qian each of agarwood, frankincense, myrrh, curcuma, bear bile, ox gallstone, and chebulic myrobalan; 5 fen each of dog’s gallbladder and borneol. Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. For each dose of the elixir, mix 7 li of the elixir with 3 li of myrrh, form into pills using rice paste, and coat with gold leaf.

Benefits

For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries—extremely severe and life-threatening conditions—and all malignant ailments.

Instructions for Use

Dissolve in honey water and take orally.

Note

Avoid contact with iron utensils.

Curcuma and Precious Remedy for Life-Threatening Conditions Powder,From *Secret Formulas of Miraculous Medicines*, Volume 2.,For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries—extremely severe and life-threatening conditions—and all malignant ailments.

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