Gu Yuan Dan

Gu Yuan Dan,For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, deficiency of primordial qi, deficiency of blood and qi, all forms of deficiency-cold, and various symptoms of exhaustion.

Formulas Name : Gu Yuan Dan

Chinese Name : 固元丹

Drug Formulation

Cuscuta seed 1 fen, Amomum seed (peeled) 1 fen, Achyranthes root 1 fen, Dendrobium 1 fen, Astragalus root 1 fen, Dried Rehmannia root 1 fen, Mulberry mistletoe 1 fen, Smilax root 1 fen, Poria 1 fen, Ligusticum root 1 fen, Schisandra berry 1 fen,Cornus officinalis 1 fen, Notopterygium incisum 1 fen, Aquilaria agallocha 1 fen, Tiger bone (fried with butter until yellowish-black) 1 fen, Myristica fragrans 1 fen, Magnolia officinalis (peeled and processed with ginger) 3 zhu, Citrus aurantium peel 3 zhu, Turtle shell (fried with vinegar) half liang, Asafoetida 3 zhu, Cistanche deserticola 1 fen.

Source

*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 228.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Dissolve the asafoetida in a small amount of fine wine, then mix with honey and refine into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, deficiency of primordial qi, deficiency of blood and qi, all forms of deficiency-cold, and various symptoms of exhaustion.

Instructions for Use

Take 40 pills each time, washed down with salted water in the morning.

Gu Yuan Dan,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 228.,For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, deficiency of primordial qi, deficiency of blood and qi, all forms of deficiency-cold, and various symptoms of exhaustion.

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