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Elixir to Ward Off Evil Spirits and Plagues

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Elixir to Ward Off Evil Spirits and Plagues

Formulas Name : Elixir to Ward Off Evil Spirits and Plagues

Chinese Name : 辟邪避瘟丹

Drug Formulation

4 liang of agarwood, 4 liang of sandalwood, 2 liang of arrow feathers, 2 liang of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 2 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 2 liang of Forsythia fruit, 2 liang of Angelica dahurica, 2 liang of Asarum, 2 liang of Angelica sinensis, 2 liang of Moutan bark, and 2 liang of Agastache.

Source

From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.

Processing

Dry the ingredients in the sun and grind them into a fine powder; mix with elm powder to form large pills.

Instructions for Use

Whenever epidemics spread due to seasonal imbalances, burn this formula regularly to prevent infection. Burn it frequently at the end of the year to ward off evil spirits and epidemics. In empty rooms that have been unoccupied for a long time, damp toxins are most likely to harm people; burning this formula can ward off such harm.

Elixir to Ward Off Evil Spirits and Plagues,From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.,

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