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Jiaotai Pills,For deficiency of the true qi of the five viscera; cold and exhaustion of the lower jiao; disharmony of the two qi; imbalance of the nutritive and defensive qi; men with depleted yang who cannot father children; women with depleted yin who cannot conceive; as well as a dark, sooty complexion; mental confusion; a dazed state between wakefulness and sleep; spontaneous sweating and night sweats; restlessness, fatigue, and excessive weariness; nocturnal emissions and ejaculation during dreams; turbid urine resembling grease; loose stools; pathogenic heat in the bladder; and cold below with heat above.

Formulas Name : Jiaotai Pills

Chinese Name : 交泰丸

Drug Formulation

8 liang of Venus clams (steamed over cooked rice), 4 liang of prepared Rehmannia root (steamed and sun-dried nine times), 4 liang of Schisandra berries, 4 liang of Polygala root (simmered in licorice), 4 liang of Achyranthes root (washed in wine, with ends removed), 4 liang of Cnidium seeds (cleaned of soil, soaked in wine, and stir-fried),4 liang of Poria Sclerotium, 4 liang of Cypress Seed Kernels (roasted to remove oil), 4 liang of Dodder Seed (boiled in wine), 4 liang of Cistanche (washed in wine, scales and shells removed), 4 liang of Rock Salt, 1 dog skull (calcined to preserve its essence).

Source

From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 1.

Processing

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

Benefits

For deficiency of the true qi of the five viscera; cold and exhaustion of the lower jiao; disharmony of the two qi; imbalance of the nutritive and defensive qi; men with depleted yang who cannot father children; women with depleted yin who cannot conceive; as well as a dark, sooty complexion; mental confusion; a dazed state between wakefulness and sleep; spontaneous sweating and night sweats; restlessness, fatigue, and excessive weariness; nocturnal emissions and ejaculation during dreams; turbid urine resembling grease; loose stools; pathogenic heat in the bladder; and cold below with heat above.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose, washed down with lightly salted water or wine, followed by solid food to settle the stomach.

Jiaotai Pills,From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 1.,For deficiency of the true qi of the five viscera; cold and exhaustion of the lower jiao; disharmony of the two qi; imbalance of the nutritive and defensive qi; men with depleted yang who cannot father children; women with depleted yin who cannot conceive; as well as a dark, sooty complexion; mental confusion; a dazed state between wakefulness and sleep; spontaneous sweating and night sweats; restlessness, fatigue, and excessive weariness; nocturnal emissions and ejaculation during dreams; turbid urine resembling grease; loose stools; pathogenic heat in the bladder; and cold below with heat above.

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