Five-Qi Converging at the Source Pill，From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.，Hemiplegia, lower back and leg pain, consumption, the five types of dysuria, stomach pain, nocturnal emissions and ejaculation during dreams, anal parasitic infestations, chest and abdominal distension, swelling of the hands and feet, coughing up blood, various types of “sha” syndromes, masses and blood clots, dysentery with red and white stools, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea.
Five-Qi Converging at the Source Pill
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Formulas Name : Five-Qi Converging at the Source Pill
Chinese Name : 五气朝元丹
Drug Formulation
3 liang of realgar, 3 liang of orpiment, 5 qian of sulfur, 4 qian of black scrophularia, and 2 liang of blue lead.
Source
From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.
Processing
Use a straight-mouthed incense burner; coat the exterior with a mixture of fine clay, iron filings, and human hair, blending thoroughly. Secure the mixture with copper wire until the clay is firm enough not to crack, forming a layer approximately half a cun thick.First, melt the Black Scrophularia and Blue Lead in a ladle. Form a ring with bamboo fibers and place it on the ground. Pour the melted mixture into the ring to form two cakes. Place one cake inside the incense burner first, then layer the previous three ingredients on top, followed by the second cake. Cover the top with an inverted iron lampshade, seal it tightly with salt-mixed clay, and calcine over alternating high and low heat for one day.Draw water from inside the lampshade; the elixir will then rise and condense on the underside of the lid. Scrape it off with a knife for use. Medicinal carriers for male ailments: left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness—rice wine; stroke with loss of speech—Southern Star; hemiplegia—rice wine; leg pain making walking difficult—wood apple; lower back pain with qi depletion—Cistanche; weakness and consumption—ginseng, apricot kernels;for persistent urinary leakage (the “Five Types of Urinary Dysuria”), red poria; for stomach pain, mugwort and vinegar; for nocturnal emissions and ejaculation during dreams, dragon bone; for damage to both the spleen and stomach, aged tangerine peel; for flaccidity in the lower body, Angelica sinensis root and Achyranthes root; for anal worm infestations, areca nut; for various types of “sha” syndromes, Sichuan pepper; for coughing up blood, green Chinese chives and Chinese chestnut juice;Edema and distension: Datura; chest and abdominal distension: Papaya; swelling of the hands and feet: Atractylodes; dysphagia and regurgitation: Indigo vat water; lateral heaviness in the lower abdomen: Fenugreek; erectile dysfunction: Goji berries.Herbal Adjuvants for Women’s Disorders: Irregular menstrual cycles—Angelica sinensis; prolonged infertility—Motherwort; metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, and leukorrhea—Cinnabar; persistent leukorrhea—White薇; facial paralysis—Tianma; amenorrhea—Safflower, Peach Kernel; masses and blood clots—Curcuma zedoaria; abdominal pain due to cold in the lower jiao—Ginger, rice wine;Insomnia at night: jujube seeds; deficiency-cold in the lower jiao: Artemisia decoction, Bai Xiang Decoction; small intestine pain: fennel; coughing up blood: Tribulus terrestris; dysentery with red and white stools: millet husks; afternoon fever: black gardenia; numbness and loss of sensation: rice wine;Stiffness and rigidity of the limbs: rice wine; mental confusion: jujube seeds, red Poria; deficiency of heart blood: Poria; left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness: rice wine. Grind the above medicinal ingredients into a fine powder, then mix with black jujubes to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Hemiplegia, lower back and leg pain, consumption, the five types of dysuria, stomach pain, nocturnal emissions and ejaculation during dreams, anal parasitic infestations, chest and abdominal distension, swelling of the hands and feet, coughing up blood, various types of “sha” syndromes, masses and blood clots, dysentery with red and white stools, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 fen per dose; for milder cases, 3 fen. Select the appropriate guide herb according to the condition; take great care to avoid errors.
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Five-Qi Converging at the Source Pill,Hemiplegia, lower back and leg pain, consumption, the five types of dysuria, stomach pain, nocturnal emissions and ejaculation during dreams, anal parasitic infestations, chest and abdominal distension, swelling of the hands and feet, coughing up blood, various types of “sha” syndromes, masses and blood clots, dysentery with red and white stools, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea.