He Xiangu’s Qing Shi Dan

He Xiangu’s Qing Shi Dan,For all life-threatening illnesses, as well as paralysis and pain; for those who have been bedridden for a long time; or for those with internal organ disturbances, weakness in the limbs, dry mouth, qi deficiency, mental confusion, joint pain, dry and brittle hair; or for those with serious illnesses causing restlessness, difficulty walking, inability to eat, insomnia, or pain extending to the tendons and bones.

Formulas Name : He Xiangu’s Qing Shi Dan

Chinese Name : 何仙姑庆世丹

Drug Formulation

Goji berries, chrysanthemum flowers (remove calyx), Polygala root (crush with a hard object to break open, remove the core), plantain seeds, Morinda officinalis, raw Rehmannia root (use dried, remove the root crown), rubus fruit, Atractylodes macrocephala, Cistanche (use the fleshy variety, soak in wine for 7 days),Acorus (small, nine-jointed variety), Achyranthes (remove the root tip; soak in wine for 7 days), Lycium bark, Cuscuta (soak in wine for 7 days; sun-dry day and night; roast until yellow), Dipsacus, Asarum (remove the shoots), and Polygonum multiflorum (use locally grown varieties of each of the above ingredients) in equal parts.

Source

From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 223), citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.

Processing

Select and wash each of the above herbs, grind them into a fine powder, and mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For all life-threatening illnesses, as well as paralysis and pain; for those who have been bedridden for a long time; or for those with internal organ disturbances, weakness in the limbs, dry mouth, qi deficiency, mental confusion, joint pain, dry and brittle hair; or for those with serious illnesses causing restlessness, difficulty walking, inability to eat, insomnia, or pain extending to the tendons and bones.

Instructions for Use

Take 20–30 pills per dose, on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with warm wine.

He Xiangu’s Qing Shi Dan,From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 223), citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.,For all life-threatening illnesses, as well as paralysis and pain; for those who have been bedridden for a long time; or for those with internal organ disturbances, weakness in the limbs, dry mouth, qi deficiency, mental confusion, joint pain, dry and brittle hair; or for those with serious illnesses causing restlessness, difficulty walking, inability to eat, insomnia, or pain extending to the tendons and bones.

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