Qi-Restoring Pill，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (Newly Added Formulas of the Chunyou Era).，For cases of profound deficiency of the True Yuan, excessive prevalence of Yin pathogens, sudden collapse of Yang Qi, or severe vomiting and diarrhea, as well as prolonged dysentery leading to collapse.
Qi-Restoring Pill
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Formulas Name : Qi-Restoring Pill
Chinese Name : 接气丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of agarwood, 2 liang of sulfur (melted until it forms a black cinnabar-like mass; allow to cool, then grind into a fine powder), 2 liang of black tin (weighed after removing impurities), half a liang of Achyranthes root (soaked in wine), half a liang of Atractylodes macrocephala (roasted), half a liang of Cistanche (soaked in wine), 3 qian of cloves,1 liang Sichuan melia fruit (pits removed, use the flesh), 1 liang wood fragrant, 1 liang fennel (roasted), 1 liang cardamom (baked), 1 liang broken paper (roasted), 1 liang cinnamon bark (coarse outer bark removed), 1 liang aconite root (roasted, skin and navel removed), 1 liang fenugreek (roasted), 1 liang Yangqishi (calcined).
Source
*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (Newly Added Formulas of the Chunyou Era).
Processing
Grind all the above herbs and 4 liang of sand into a fine powder. Mix with a paste made from glutinous rice flour and wine to form pills the size of a tung seed.
Benefits
For cases of profound deficiency of the True Yuan, excessive prevalence of Yin pathogens, sudden collapse of Yang Qi, or severe vomiting and diarrhea, as well as prolonged dysentery leading to collapse.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose, washed down on an empty stomach with warm wine or salted broth.
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Qi-Restoring Pill,For cases of profound deficiency of the True Yuan, excessive prevalence of Yin pathogens, sudden collapse of Yang Qi, or severe vomiting and diarrhea, as well as prolonged dysentery leading to collapse.