Elixir of the Two Qi and Spiritual Sand，From *Formulas of the Huizhiting Hall*, Volume 1.，For various conditions of deficiency and chronic cold, cold extremities, as well as upper excess and lower deficiency, and excessive phlegm accumulation.
Elixir of the Two Qi and Spiritual Sand
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Formulas Name : Elixir of the Two Qi and Spiritual Sand
Chinese Name : 二炁灵砂丹
Drug Formulation
1 jin of mercury, 4 liang of sulfur.
Source
From *Formulas of the Huizhiting Hall*, Volume 1.
Processing
Stir-fry in a pot until “broken stars” appear; transfer to a Yangcheng jar and beat for five incense sticks’ worth of time; remove when a red color with needle-like patterns forms in bundles—this is the best result. Boil with mulberry ash and vinegar juice, then form into rice-paste pills the size of a mustard seed.
Benefits
For various conditions of deficiency and chronic cold, cold extremities, as well as upper excess and lower deficiency, and excessive phlegm accumulation.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 fen or 1 fen per dose. For regular use, take on an empty stomach with ginseng decoction or jujube decoction. For hernias or swelling and pain due to a displaced kidney, take with aniseed decoction; for leukorrhea or seminal emission, take with Poria cocos decoction; for consumptive cough, take with a decoction of ginger, black plum, and perilla stem; for fullness and pain in the lower back and abdomen, take with Curcuma zedoaria decoction;for night sweats and frequent urination, take with a decoction of a small amount of calcined oyster shell; for persistent malaria, take with a decoction of peach and willow twigs; for vomiting and gastric reflux, take with a decoction of cloves and patchouli; for stroke with phlegm-induced syncope and a pale face, take with a decoction of wood fragrant;For wandering wind pain with pain throughout the body, take it with a decoction of scallion whites; for pain in the feet and knees, take it with a decoction of wood apple; for qi stagnation, take it with a decoction of fresh ginger and dried tangerine peel; for women’s pain caused by blood and qi disorders, take it with equal parts of Corydalis, five-spirit fat, wine, and vinegar; for children with chronic convulsions, deep lethargy, stomach deficiency with vomiting, and loss of consciousness, take it with a decoction of ginseng and cloves.
Note
Contraindicated for pregnant women. Do not use in cases of gastric deficiency with vomiting, cholera, lung heat producing phlegm, heart deficiency with internal heat, or restlessness of the spirit.
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Elixir of the Two Qi and Spiritual Sand,For various conditions of deficiency and chronic cold, cold extremities, as well as upper excess and lower deficiency, and excessive phlegm accumulation.