“Hundred-Ingredient Divine Elixir Powder”，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 2 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For typhoid fever characterized by generalized body pain, stiffness in all joints, dizziness and pain in the head and eyes, fatigue in the limbs, high fever with aversion to cold, and mental confusion; also for common colds, epidemics, and miasma.In cases of cold damage affecting the exterior that has not yet transmitted into the meridians, symptoms include fever, aversion to cold, and lower back pain; if it has already transmitted into the meridians, symptoms include chest fullness, shortness of breath, restlessness and pain in the limbs, mild eye pain, deafness, dry mouth and throat, thirst (or absence thereof), warm hands and feet, cold extremities with or without loose stools, and frequent urination;or a sensation of cold in the head and face due to wind invading the skin pores, accompanied by headache, stiffness of the neck, aversion to cold, a runny nose with clear discharge, and coughing with phlegm; or when wind and dampness combine, causing aching pain in the bones and joints, a heavy sensation in the body, chills and aversion to wind, and occasional spontaneous sweating—regardless of whether the condition is typhoid fever, the common cold, heatstroke, or sunstroke,headaches caused by food stagnation, vomiting due to loss of appetite, dizziness and nausea, as well as cases where symptoms persist after sweating, improper purgation, or ineffective emesis.
“Hundred-Ingredient Divine Elixir Powder”
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Formulas Name : “Hundred-Ingredient Divine Elixir Powder”
Chinese Name : 神仙百解散
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Artemisia capillaris, 1 liang of Bupleurum (stem removed), 1 liang of Peucedanum (processed with ginger, stir-fried), 1 liang of Ginseng, 1 liang of Notopterygium, 1 liang of Angelica pubescens, 1 liang of Licorice, 1 liang of Atractylodes (soaked in rice water, chopped, stir-fried), 1 liang of Pueraria root, 1 liang of White Peony, 1 liang of Cimicifuga, 1 liang of Saposhnikovia (stems removed),Gaobin (stem removed) 1 liang, Huoxiang (stems removed) 1 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala 1 liang, Pinellia ternata (processed with ginger juice) 1 liang.
Source
*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 2 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For typhoid fever characterized by generalized body pain, stiffness in all joints, dizziness and pain in the head and eyes, fatigue in the limbs, high fever with aversion to cold, and mental confusion; also for common colds, epidemics, and miasma.In cases of cold damage affecting the exterior that has not yet transmitted into the meridians, symptoms include fever, aversion to cold, and lower back pain; if it has already transmitted into the meridians, symptoms include chest fullness, shortness of breath, restlessness and pain in the limbs, mild eye pain, deafness, dry mouth and throat, thirst (or absence thereof), warm hands and feet, cold extremities with or without loose stools, and frequent urination;or a sensation of cold in the head and face due to wind invading the skin pores, accompanied by headache, stiffness of the neck, aversion to cold, a runny nose with clear discharge, and coughing with phlegm; or when wind and dampness combine, causing aching pain in the bones and joints, a heavy sensation in the body, chills and aversion to wind, and occasional spontaneous sweating—regardless of whether the condition is typhoid fever, the common cold, heatstroke, or sunstroke,headaches caused by food stagnation, vomiting due to loss of appetite, dizziness and nausea, as well as cases where symptoms persist after sweating, improper purgation, or ineffective emesis.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 qian per dose, boil with 1.5 zhan of water, add 3 slices of fresh ginger and 2 jujubes, and simmer until reduced to 1 zhan. Take while hot, regardless of the time of day, and take two doses in total. If treatment to disperse the exterior is required, add 3 cun of scallion whites and 30 grains of light soybean paste; boil together, cover with clothing and blankets, and the condition will be cured once sweating occurs.
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“Hundred-Ingredient Divine Elixir Powder”,For typhoid fever characterized by generalized body pain, stiffness in all joints, dizziness and pain in the head and eyes, fatigue in the limbs, high fever with aversion to cold, and mental confusion; also for common colds, epidemics, and miasma.In cases of cold damage affecting the exterior that has not yet transmitted into the meridians, symptoms include fever, aversion to cold, and lower back pain; if it has already transmitted into the meridians, symptoms include chest fullness, shortness of breath, restlessness and pain in the limbs, mild eye pain, deafness, dry mouth and throat, thirst (or absence thereof), warm hands and feet, cold extremities with or without loose stools, and frequent urination;or a sensation of cold in the head and face due to wind invading the skin pores, accompanied by headache, stiffness of the neck, aversion to cold, a runny nose with clear discharge, and coughing with phlegm; or when wind and dampness combine, causing aching pain in the bones and joints, a heavy sensation in the body, chills and aversion to wind, and occasional spontaneous sweating—regardless of whether the condition is typhoid fever, the common cold, heatstroke, or sunstroke,headaches caused by food stagnation, vomiting due to loss of appetite, dizziness and nausea, as well as cases where symptoms persist after sweating, improper purgation, or ineffective emesis.