Five Essences Decoction Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 187.，Indicated for excessive heat in the upper burner, deficiency-cold in the lower viscera, dull complexion, weakness and lack of vitality, hard and dry stools, occasional diarrhea, dizziness with phlegm stagnation, dry mouth, and stiffness of the tongue.
Five Essences Decoction Pills
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Formulas Name : Five Essences Decoction Pills
Chinese Name : 五精煎丸
Drug Formulation
Poria cocos (remove black skin; grind separately into powder) 4 liang, Chrysanthemum flowers (steam for one fu-shi, continuously sprinkling with wine; sun-dry; grind separately into powder) 4 liang,Acorus (grown on rock; soaked in wine for 3 days, steamed for 1 day, then dried in the sun; ground into powder separately) 4 liang, Cinnamon (peeled; use the best inner part; ground into powder separately) 4 liang, Asparagus Root (core removed, dried in the oven) 1 jin,Atractylodes macrocephala (sliced; the white variety may be used) 1 jin, Ginseng 1 jin, Achyranthes root 1 jin (crushed; soak each in a mixture of water and wine totaling 1 dou for 3 days; squeeze out the concentrated juice, filter out the residue, and simmer each separately in a silver vessel over low heat until it becomes a paste), Raw Polygonatum 5 jin, Raw Rehmannia root 5 jin (crush both ingredients to extract the juice; simmer in a silver vessel over low heat until it becomes a paste).
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 187.
Processing
Of the 10 ingredients listed above, first extract the juice from each of the lower 6 ingredients one by one; stop heating when the volume is reduced to half a jin. Then combine the 6 pastes to make a total of 3 jin. Mix this thoroughly with the powdered form of the first 4 ingredients, dry in the sun, then mix in the paste again until uniform. Finally, pound the mixture in a mortar with a pestle to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Indicated for excessive heat in the upper burner, deficiency-cold in the lower viscera, dull complexion, weakness and lack of vitality, hard and dry stools, occasional diarrhea, dizziness with phlegm stagnation, dry mouth, and stiffness of the tongue.
Instructions for Use
Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with clear wine or rice water before or after meals. Prolonged use yields remarkable results.
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Five Essences Decoction Pills,Indicated for excessive heat in the upper burner, deficiency-cold in the lower viscera, dull complexion, weakness and lack of vitality, hard and dry stools, occasional diarrhea, dizziness with phlegm stagnation, dry mouth, and stiffness of the tongue.