Golden Cylinder Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 199.，
Golden Cylinder Decoction
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Formulas Name : Golden Cylinder Decoction
Chinese Name : 金简煎
Drug Formulation
4 liang of frankincense, 1 dou of cow’s milk (place in a silver or stone vessel; simmer the frankincense in a double boiler, gradually pouring in the cow’s milk until the frankincense has completely dissolved), half a jin of cinnabar (finely ground, washed with water, drained on sand in a paper box, placed in a silk-lined bag, and steamed over rice nine times; after each steaming, remove and bake until dry, then steam again until the rice is fully cooked),4 liang of cinnabar (ground, washed with water, placed in a paper box, and air-dried), half a jin of licorice (ground into powder), and 4 jin of honey (placed in a silver vessel, simmered in a double boiler, and filtered through a silk bag).
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 199.
Processing
Take the above six ingredients. Divide the honey into nine portions; mix one portion with frankincense and the other ingredients, then fill new bamboo tubes with the mixture—three to four large bamboo tubes should hold the entire amount;Next, use fresh white mulberry bark to tightly seal the openings of the bamboo tubes. Spread a mixture of black beans and barley soaked in water on the bottom of a large steamer, place the bamboo tubes on top, then cover them with another layer of the bean-barley mixture. Repeat this process, covering the bamboo tubes again in the same manner. Steam over low heat for one day, adding water 3–4 times.Steam until nightfall, then remove the tubes, pour out the medicine, and transfer it to a porcelain container. Place it in a drying basket and dry it over a fire for one night; if it is not yet dry, repeat the process until it is completely dry;Then take 1 fen of honey and mix it evenly with the medicine. Plug the opening with fresh white mulberry bark, sprinkle water over the mixture, and mix the beans and barley until evenly distributed. Steam again for one day as before, sprinkling hot water 3–4 times as previously described. Steam until nightfall, then remove and dry as before; repeat this process nine times—nine steams and nine dryings—until completely dry to form the decoction.
Instructions for Use
Take approximately one tablespoon per dose. The preparation must first be divided into 120 equal doses, and the “medicinal bed” must be taken first. If taking the “medicinal bed,” avoid salt and vinegar. For treating stroke-induced paralysis, hemiplegia, facial and eye deviation, slurred speech, and mental confusion, divide the preparation into 140 doses; the “medicinal bed” must also be taken first.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 26, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 26, 2026
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Golden Cylinder Decoction