Five Saints Powder

Five Saints Powder,Beriberi. Caused by sitting or standing on damp ground, or by walking in the heat and removing shoes or wearing wet shoes, allowing wind-dampness to invade the body. During an attack, walking is difficult and the pain is unbearable.

Formulas Name : Five Saints Powder

Chinese Name : 五圣散

Drug Formulation

Agarwood Qi-Regulating Decoction, Ginseng Toxin-Eliminating Powder, Minor Life-Sustaining Decoction (without Aconite), Three-Harmony Powder, and Fragrant Perilla Powder.

Source

From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.

Processing

Take one dose of each of the above five formulas, add 30 areca nuts (soak in water, simmer until tender, and remove the outer husk), 10 wen of Sichuan melia fruit, and 20 wen of Beijing-style southern peony root. Finely chop these three ingredients, mix them thoroughly with the five herbal doses mentioned above, and divide the mixture into five doses.

Benefits

Beriberi. Caused by sitting or standing on damp ground, or by walking in the heat and removing shoes or wearing wet shoes, allowing wind-dampness to invade the body. During an attack, walking is difficult and the pain is unbearable.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 zhan of water, add 3 slices of ginger, 1 jujube, and 3 slices of papaya. Decoct until reduced to 1 zhan, strain out the residue, and repeat the decoction twice more. Combine this with the first medicine, store in an earthenware vessel, cover the opening with gauze, and place on the roof to be exposed to the open air overnight. The next morning, retrieve it while still warm, mix in half a dose of the Fuyuan Tongqi Powder, and take it on an empty stomach.

Five Saints Powder,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.,Beriberi. Caused by sitting or standing on damp ground, or by walking in the heat and removing shoes or wearing wet shoes, allowing wind-dampness to invade the body. During an attack, walking is difficult and the pain is unbearable.

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