Enhanced Qingjin Dan，From *Guide to Formulas*, cited in Volume 36 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，Gastric reflux. Inability to distinguish between clear and turbid fluids; qi stagnation and fullness in the middle jiao; a distension beneath the heart as large as a cup; alternating chills and fever; vomiting in the evening after eating breakfast, or vomiting in the morning after eating dinner; the Guan pulse is string-like and tight—string-like indicates deficiency, and tight indicates cold. When deficiency and cold combine, this is called “Ge,” which is the same as “Guan Ge.”
Enhanced Qingjin Dan
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Formulas Name : Enhanced Qingjin Dan
Chinese Name : 加味青金丹
Drug Formulation
Sulfur and mercury, each in equal parts.
Source
From *Guide to Formulas*, cited in Volume 36 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.
Processing
Grind each ingredient finely until no granules remain visible; add equal parts of ground Aquilaria and ground Clove. Use the natural juice of fresh ginger to boil into a paste, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Gastric reflux. Inability to distinguish between clear and turbid fluids; qi stagnation and fullness in the middle jiao; a distension beneath the heart as large as a cup; alternating chills and fever; vomiting in the evening after eating breakfast, or vomiting in the morning after eating dinner; the Guan pulse is string-like and tight—string-like indicates deficiency, and tight indicates cold. When deficiency and cold combine, this is called “Ge,” which is the same as “Guan Ge.”
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with rice water before meals.
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Enhanced Qingjin Dan,Gastric reflux. Inability to distinguish between clear and turbid fluids; qi stagnation and fullness in the middle jiao; a distension beneath the heart as large as a cup; alternating chills and fever; vomiting in the evening after eating breakfast, or vomiting in the morning after eating dinner; the Guan pulse is string-like and tight—string-like indicates deficiency, and tight indicates cold. When deficiency and cold combine, this is called “Ge,” which is the same as “Guan Ge.”