Ling Su Dan，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.，Treats ailments of the legs and lower back, as well as the “Five Exhaustions” and “Seven Injuries,” and various wind-induced and cold-related conditions.
Ling Su Dan
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Formulas Name : Ling Su Dan
Chinese Name : 灵宿丹
Drug Formulation
Cuscuta seed (soaked in wine overnight, then ground into powder) 5 liang, Rubus fruit 3 liang (soaked in wine, then roasted), Areca nut (roasted) 2 liang, Achyranthes root (stems removed, soaked in wine, sliced, then roasted) 2 liang, Cistanche tubulosa (rough outer skin removed, soaked in wine, sliced, then roasted) 2 liang,Tianma (soaked in wine, chopped, and baked) 2 liang, Cooked Rehmannia (soaked in wine for 3 months, then baked dry) 2 liang, Deer Antlers 1 pair (coated with butter and roasted), Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) 1 liang, Morinda Root (purple variety, with core removed) 1 liang, Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, with skin and navel removed) 1 liang,Dendrobium (roots removed) 1 liang, Green Tangerine Peel (white pith removed, baked) 1 liang, Paper Mulberry Fruit (roasted) 1 liang, Fennel Seeds (lightly roasted) 1 liang, White Dragon Bone (ground into powder) 1 liang, Eucommia Bark (coarse bark removed, sliced, roasted) 1 liang, Psoralea (lightly roasted) 1 liang,Fenugreek 1 liang, Pyrrosia (hairs removed) 1 liang, Goji berries 1 liang, Polygala (core removed) 1 liang, Schisandra (roasted) 1 liang, Agarwood (chopped) 1 liang, Cnidium (roasted) 1 liang, Cornus officinalis 1 liang, Smilax glabra 1 liang, Yam (pounded into powder) 1 liang.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder. Mix the yam powder with medicinal wine to form a paste, then add 1 liang each of butter and honey. Combine with the powder to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Treats ailments of the legs and lower back, as well as the “Five Exhaustions” and “Seven Injuries,” and various wind-induced and cold-related conditions.
Instructions for Use
Take 20–30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine or salted water.
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Ling Su Dan,Treats ailments of the legs and lower back, as well as the “Five Exhaustions” and “Seven Injuries,” and various wind-induced and cold-related conditions.