Penglai Jujubes，From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.，For paralysis, gangrene, and conditions characterized by foul odor and extreme debility.
Penglai Jujubes
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Formulas Name : Penglai Jujubes
Chinese Name : 蓬莱枣
Drug Formulation
1 jin of Northern red dates (select plump, uncracked ones; wash off the dirt with a decoction of Thousand-Year-Leaf and Sichuan pepper, then air-dry in the shade), 10 bowls of Wutai Grass (extract the natural juice; also known as “Cat’s Ear” or “Nongguan Grass”), 1 bowl of Penetrating-Bone Grass (i.e., Verbena, extract the juice),Left-Winding Vine (i.e., honeysuckle; extract the juice) 1 bowl, Summer Dead Grass (extract the juice) 1 bowl, Penetrating-Heaven Dragon (i.e., madder; extract the juice) 1 bowl, Earth-Wind Vine (i.e., Nine-Dragon Grass; extract the juice) 1 bowl, Dandelion (extract the juice) 1 bowl, and Yellow Flower Root 1 liang.
Source
From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.
Processing
Harvest all the above herbs in mid-February; add 2 bowls of white wine and place them together in an earthenware pot. Simmer over low heat until all the liquid has evaporated. For external use, coating the affected area with a paste of ground agarwood and musk yields even better results.
Benefits
For paralysis, gangrene, and conditions characterized by foul odor and extreme debility.
Instructions for Use
Begin by taking 1 pill per dose; after 3 days, increase to 3 pills; after 5 days, increase to 5 pills; continue taking regularly. For patients whose fingers have been contracted, crippled, or bent for 5 years, take 2 jin; for 10 years, take 4 jin; cases lasting 20 years are untreatable.When taking the remedy, sit upright in a quiet, draft-free place to calm the mind. Wash your hands with a decoction of Chinese cypress and Sichuan pepper. The juice left over from boiling the jujubes makes an excellent topical ointment for treating abscesses and ulcers. Alternatively, grind the stems of honeysuckle (steamed and sun-dried) into a powder, mix it into pills, and take them—this is highly effective for surgical conditions and also beneficial for treating wind-related disorders.
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Penglai Jujubes,For paralysis, gangrene, and conditions characterized by foul odor and extreme debility.