Daoning Chunyang Pill，*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 3.，In cases of deficiency of the True Yuan, restlessness of the heart and kidneys, dissipation of vital energy, and dampness-induced failure of the spleen to transform food—the five flavors consumed fail to be transformed into essence and instead become phlegm, which accumulates in the epigastrium and cannot be properly transported. This leads to dryness and constipation in the large intestine, frequent and reddish urination, or occasional vomiting of sour fluid; over time, this develops into the syndrome of regurgitation and intestinal obstruction.
Daoning Chunyang Pill
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Formulas Name : Daoning Chunyang Pill
Chinese Name : 道宁纯阳丹
Drug Formulation
Atractylodes (firm variety; soak in rice washing water for 3 days, then rinse in fresh water; slice, sun-dry, and soak in green salt water overnight) 4 liang; lotus seeds (high-quality; remove the cores; soak in clean wine overnight) 4 liang;1 large male pig’s stomach (scrub the inner walls, soak, fill with the first two ingredients, sew tightly shut with thread, simmer in ash-free wine until tender, remove, pound to a pulp in a stone mortar, shape into small cakes, dry in the sun, grind into a fine powder, and mix with the remaining ingredients), Pinellia tuber 4 liang (clean and slice finely, soak in 1 small zhong of ginger juice overnight, stir-fry with soil from the center of the hearth to remove the soil—discard the soil),4 liang of Da Ban Xia (boiled in water to remove mucus, sun-dried and ground into a powder; soak in good vinegar for 7 days until steamed through but not numbing; add to the mixture), 4 liang of tangerine peel (chopped, stir-fried with hearth soil; discard the soil), 1 liang of roasted grain sprouts, 1 liang of Magnolia officinalis, 1 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 liang of roasted barley sprouts, 1 liang of licorice, 1 liang of ginseng,Poria 1 liang, White Cardamom 1 liang, Curcuma Zedoaria 1 liang, Curcuma Longa 1 liang, Amomum 1 liang, Piper longum 1 liang, Myrrh 0.5 liang, Cloves 0.5 liang, Agarwood 0.5 liang, Millet 4 liang (soaked in ginger juice and stir-fried).
Source
*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 3.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using a thin flour paste.
Benefits
In cases of deficiency of the True Yuan, restlessness of the heart and kidneys, dissipation of vital energy, and dampness-induced failure of the spleen to transform food—the five flavors consumed fail to be transformed into essence and instead become phlegm, which accumulates in the epigastrium and cannot be properly transported. This leads to dryness and constipation in the large intestine, frequent and reddish urination, or occasional vomiting of sour fluid; over time, this develops into the syndrome of regurgitation and intestinal obstruction.
Instructions for Use
Take 70 pills per dose, washed down with rice water on an empty stomach.
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Daoning Chunyang Pill,In cases of deficiency of the True Yuan, restlessness of the heart and kidneys, dissipation of vital energy, and dampness-induced failure of the spleen to transform food—the five flavors consumed fail to be transformed into essence and instead become phlegm, which accumulates in the epigastrium and cannot be properly transported. This leads to dryness and constipation in the large intestine, frequent and reddish urination, or occasional vomiting of sour fluid; over time, this develops into the syndrome of regurgitation and intestinal obstruction.