Princess Yonghe’s Medicinal Bath Beans，*Shenghui*, Volume 40.，The mixture may appear black and impure.
Princess Yonghe’s Medicinal Bath Beans
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Formulas Name : Princess Yonghe’s Medicinal Bath Beans
Chinese Name : 永和公主药澡豆
Drug Formulation
2 liang of Angelica dahurica, 3 liang of Polygonum aviculare, 3 liang of Bletilla striata, 2 liang of Aconite root, 3 liang of Poria cocos, 3 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, half a sheng of peach kernels (soaked in hot water, skinned), half a sheng of apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, skinned), 1 liang of agarwood,3 liang of deer antler gelatin, half a liang of musk (finely ground), 5 sheng of soybean flour, 2 sheng of glutinous rice, and 5 ting of soap pods.
Source
*Shenghui*, Volume 40.
Processing
First, decoct the ingredients to produce 3 large bowls of decoction; strain to remove the gelatin, leaving a clear liquid. Then, take the glutinous rice, rinse it thoroughly, and cook it with the clear gelatin liquid into a porridge. Spread the porridge thinly and dry it in the sun until crisp. Mix it with the medicinal ingredients for one hour, then pound it finely and sift it into a powder.Mix the soybean flour thoroughly with the powder until uniform. Separately, melt half a bowl of wine and 2 liang of white honey over heat until the honey dissolves; immediately pour this mixture into the soybean flour mixture, stir until uniform, and dry in the sun.
Benefits
The mixture may appear black and impure.
Instructions for Use
It is best to use this regularly for washing hands and face.
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Princess Yonghe’s Medicinal Bath Beans,The mixture may appear black and impure.