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Ji Ji Gu Zhen Dan

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Ji Ji Gu Zhen Dan,In cases of imbalance between water and fire, mental confusion, dizziness and blurred vision, erectile dysfunction, dampness in the lower jiao with excessive sweating, seminal leakage and loss of essence, deficiency of the spleen and stomach, and restlessness of the heart and kidneys.

Formulas Name : Ji Ji Gu Zhen Dan

Chinese Name : 既济固真丹

Drug Formulation

Northern Schisandra berries 1 liang, Poria cocos 1 liang, Aconite root 1 liang, Agarwood 1 liang, Dragon’s Bone 1 liang, Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight; if unavailable, substitute with Cistanche fried in deer antler butter) 1 liang, Amomum seed 0.5 liang, Cypress seed (shelled, roasted) 0.5 liang, Psoralea seed (roasted) 0.5 liang,half liang of jujube seeds (shelled and roasted), half liang of golden bell seeds (pitted and roasted), half liang of red chili peppers (seeds removed), half liang of angelica root (soaked in wine), half liang of Sichuan barberry (core removed), and one and a half liang of dodder seeds (soaked in wine and ground together).

Source

From *Collected Effective Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a wine paste as the binder; coat with 3 qian of cinnabar powder.

Benefits

In cases of imbalance between water and fire, mental confusion, dizziness and blurred vision, erectile dysfunction, dampness in the lower jiao with excessive sweating, seminal leakage and loss of essence, deficiency of the spleen and stomach, and restlessness of the heart and kidneys.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose on an empty stomach, with salt or wine as a vehicle.

Ji Ji Gu Zhen Dan,From *Collected Effective Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.,In cases of imbalance between water and fire, mental confusion, dizziness and blurred vision, erectile dysfunction, dampness in the lower jiao with excessive sweating, seminal leakage and loss of essence, deficiency of the spleen and stomach, and restlessness of the heart and kidneys.

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