Ghost’s Lament Decoction，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 1.，For all types of exhaustion.
Ghost’s Lament Decoction
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Formulas Name : Ghost’s Lament Decoction
Chinese Name : 鬼哭饮子
Drug Formulation
Asafoetida 1 fen (ground together with a child’s urine), peach branches from the east (small ones, crushed) 1 large handful, licorice (large pieces) 3 cun (crushed), Artemisia annua 1 large handful (if using the seeds, use only 1 liang and a half), areca nut 1 liang (ground into powder), white part of scallion 2 cun (with roots).
Source
From *Bo Ji*, Volume 1.
Benefits
For all types of exhaustion.
Instructions for Use
Soak the peach branches, licorice, Artemisia annua, and scallion whites in 2 sheng of a child’s urine overnight. At the first watch of the following day, decoct to yield 6 he, strain out the residue, then add the asafoetida and decoct for two more boils. Divide into two doses. Just before taking each dose, add half liang of areca nut powder and decoct together. If the patient feels nausea in the epigastrium and vomits, administer the second dose immediately after vomiting.If the patient feels relief in the epigastric region after taking the first dose, the second dose must be taken immediately; this will certainly induce bowel movement, and foul matter will be expelled. While taking the medicine, ensure that no one faces the patient, lest harmful parasites fly into the patient’s mouth or nose. The patient should take two doses in spring and three doses in autumn, for a total of five doses annually; this will eradicate all parasitic worms and eliminate the root cause of the disease.
Note
Avoid exposure to cats and dogs.
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Ghost’s Lament Decoction,For all types of exhaustion.