Great Union Elixir

Great Union Elixir,In cases of typhoid fever caused by Yin or Yang toxins—whether due to premature loss of Yang from premature purgation, or resulting in stagnation and concealment in the chest and diaphragm, with cold extremities, absence of pulse, and a heart agitated as if on fire; or due to cold substances injuring the spleen, causing pain around the navel, hard masses entering the stomach, abdominal fullness and obstruction, and intermittent chills and fever;gastroparesis with regurgitation, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, small intestine masses, and pain in the flanks; or in children, rashes and facial sores.

Formulas Name : Great Union Elixir

Chinese Name : 大交泰丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Gold Star Stone, 1 liang of Taiyin Xuanjing Stone, 1 liang of Silver Star Stone, 1 liang of Mica (white flakes), 1 liang of Daizhe Stone, 1 liang of Gui Fu, 1 liang of Talc, 1 liang of Yu Yu Stone, 1.5 liang of Cold Water Stone (from Jizhou), and 1 liang of Ungreyed Wood (blue-black in color and soft in texture).

Source

From *Hong’s Collection of Proven Formulas*, Volume 1.

Processing

Place the above herbs in a porcelain jar with half a scale of charcoal and calcine them. Wait until half the mass has been consumed by the fire, then remove and allow to cool. Grind into a fine powder, mix with glutinous rice porridge to form pills the size of a marble, and use once dry.

Benefits

In cases of typhoid fever caused by Yin or Yang toxins—whether due to premature loss of Yang from premature purgation, or resulting in stagnation and concealment in the chest and diaphragm, with cold extremities, absence of pulse, and a heart agitated as if on fire; or due to cold substances injuring the spleen, causing pain around the navel, hard masses entering the stomach, abdominal fullness and obstruction, and intermittent chills and fever;gastroparesis with regurgitation, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, small intestine masses, and pain in the flanks; or in children, rashes and facial sores.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose. Calcine the pill over charcoal until it turns bright red; remove it after a long time, allow it to cool, and grind it finely into a powder. Mix with 1 zhan of rice drink, boil until reduced to 7 fen, and take while warm, regardless of the time of day. Take another dose half a shichen later. For cases of typhoid fever complicated by medical error, a single dose can save a person’s life.

Great Union Elixir,From *Hong’s Collection of Proven Formulas*, Volume 1.,In cases of typhoid fever caused by Yin or Yang toxins—whether due to premature loss of Yang from premature purgation, or resulting in stagnation and concealment in the chest and diaphragm, with cold extremities, absence of pulse, and a heart agitated as if on fire; or due to cold substances injuring the spleen, causing pain around the navel, hard masses entering the stomach, abdominal fullness and obstruction, and intermittent chills and fever;gastroparesis with regurgitation, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, small intestine masses, and pain in the flanks; or in children, rashes and facial sores.

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