Fuhu Erqi Dan，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For deficiency of the True Essence, depletion of vital essence, insufficiency of kidney qi, dark complexion and scorched ears, lower deficiency with upper excess, dizziness and vertigo, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, gastric reflux and vomiting, consumptive disease with night sweats, edema with shortness of breath and fullness, and complete inability to eat; for women with chronic coldness of blood and qi, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, and masses or nodules.
Fuhu Erqi Dan
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Formulas Name : Fuhu Erqi Dan
Chinese Name : 伏火二气丹
Drug Formulation
4 liang of sulfur, half a liang of black tin, half a liang of mercury, half a liang of cloves (not exposed to fire), and half a liang of dried ginger.
Source
*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).
Processing
First, melt the black tin; then add the mercury to form granules. Combine these with the sulfur and grind into a blackish-gray powder. Next, add the remaining ingredients and grind until uniform. Use the natural juice of fresh ginger to boil into a paste, then form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For deficiency of the True Essence, depletion of vital essence, insufficiency of kidney qi, dark complexion and scorched ears, lower deficiency with upper excess, dizziness and vertigo, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, gastric reflux and vomiting, consumptive disease with night sweats, edema with shortness of breath and fullness, and complete inability to eat; for women with chronic coldness of blood and qi, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, and masses or nodules.
Instructions for Use
Take 10–15 pills per dose, taken before meals on an empty stomach with a strong decoction of ginger.
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Fuhu Erqi Dan,For deficiency of the True Essence, depletion of vital essence, insufficiency of kidney qi, dark complexion and scorched ears, lower deficiency with upper excess, dizziness and vertigo, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, gastric reflux and vomiting, consumptive disease with night sweats, edema with shortness of breath and fullness, and complete inability to eat; for women with chronic coldness of blood and qi, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, and masses or nodules.