Reduced Orpiment Formula，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.，Female Exhaustion Jaundice. This condition arises from excessive sexual activity, leading to deficiency of kidney qi. Symptoms include soreness and pain in the limbs, nightmares and fright, mental fatigue, loss of appetite, weakness in movement, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, weakness and laxity in the feet and knees, inability to achieve erection, damp itching in the inner thighs, painful and difficult urination with occasional dribbling, fullness in the lower abdomen, jaundice over the entire body, and a dark spot on the forehead.
Reduced Orpiment Formula
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Formulas Name : Reduced Orpiment Formula
Chinese Name : 减黄丹
Drug Formulation
5 qian of Poria cocos, 5 qian of Chinese yam, 3 fen of ginseng, 1 qian of Atractylodes macrocephala, 5 qian of Euryale seed, 5 qian of coix seed, 3 qian of dodder seed, 1 qian of plantain seed, and 1 qian of raw jujube seed.
Source
*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.
Benefits
Female Exhaustion Jaundice. This condition arises from excessive sexual activity, leading to deficiency of kidney qi. Symptoms include soreness and pain in the limbs, nightmares and fright, mental fatigue, loss of appetite, weakness in movement, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, weakness and laxity in the feet and knees, inability to achieve erection, damp itching in the inner thighs, painful and difficult urination with occasional dribbling, fullness in the lower abdomen, jaundice over the entire body, and a dark spot on the forehead.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally. After 10 doses, the jaundice will diminish; after another 10 doses, it will diminish further; after yet another 10 doses, the patient will be completely cured; and after taking an additional 30 doses, there will be no longer any danger to life.
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Reduced Orpiment Formula,Female Exhaustion Jaundice. This condition arises from excessive sexual activity, leading to deficiency of kidney qi. Symptoms include soreness and pain in the limbs, nightmares and fright, mental fatigue, loss of appetite, weakness in movement, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, weakness and laxity in the feet and knees, inability to achieve erection, damp itching in the inner thighs, painful and difficult urination with occasional dribbling, fullness in the lower abdomen, jaundice over the entire body, and a dark spot on the forehead.