Heguang Dan，From *Jifeng*, Volume 13.，For deficiency of True Yang and pain in the viscera.
Heguang Dan
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Formulas Name : Heguang Dan
Chinese Name : 合光丹
Drug Formulation
Cinnabar 5 liang (pounded to the size of mung beans, used evenly), Frankincense half a liang, Tiannanxing (powdered) 1 liang, gold leaf 5 pieces.
Source
From *Jifeng*, Volume 13.
Processing
First, coat the cinnabar with honey; then coat it again with 5 pieces of gold leaf. Use Pinellia as the base and frankincense as coarse powder.Place a sheet of good-quality paper on top, wrap it securely, and seal it with wheat paste; then cover the top with half-dried endive and seal it firmly with another corner of paper dipped in paste. Make a square earthenware box; pack the top and bottom of the box tightly with rock salt, seal it with salt clay, and fire it at five cheng; once the fire has died down, leave it on the ground for one day to remove the toxic fumes from the fire. Grind it into a fine powder, boil it with a paste made from natural ginger juice to form pills, and polish them with silver stone to bring out their luster.
Benefits
For deficiency of True Yang and pain in the viscera.
Instructions for Use
Take 1–3 pills per dose, washed down with rice water on an empty stomach.
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Heguang Dan,For deficiency of True Yang and pain in the viscera.