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Fu Shen Dan,For cloudy, white urine; nocturnal emissions or seminal leakage; and conditions that have persisted for a long time without resolution.

Formulas Name : Fu Shen Dan

Chinese Name : 茯神丹

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of cinnabar (bright, in granules or chunks), 1 pig’s heart.

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.

Processing

Place the cinnabar inside the pig’s heart, secure it with hemp fiber, and boil in water for one fu. Remove, finely grind the cinnabar (discard the pig’s heart), and separately grind Poria and Polygala into a powder. Mix with a binder to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For cloudy, white urine; nocturnal emissions or seminal leakage; and conditions that have persisted for a long time without resolution.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with a decoction of ginseng and jujube seeds.

Fu Shen Dan，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，For cloudy, white urine; nocturnal emissions or seminal leakage; and conditions that have persisted for a long time without resolution.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 24, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 24, 2026

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