San Jian Dan，*Ju Fang*, Volume 5 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For exhaustion and debility due to overwork, depletion of the lower jiao, instability of kidney qi, loss of semen and urine, spontaneous bowel movements, and cold extremities; or for a pulse as fine as a thread, wasting away of flesh and form; or for aversion to the smell of food, hoarseness, and loss of voice.
San Jian Dan
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Formulas Name : San Jian Dan
Chinese Name : 三建丹
Drug Formulation
Yangqishi (calcined until red-hot), Aconite (processed, with skin and pith removed), and Stalactite Powder—each in equal parts.
Source
*Ju Fang*, Volume 5 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using glutinous rice paste.
Benefits
For exhaustion and debility due to overwork, depletion of the lower jiao, instability of kidney qi, loss of semen and urine, spontaneous bowel movements, and cold extremities; or for a pulse as fine as a thread, wasting away of flesh and form; or for aversion to the smell of food, hoarseness, and loss of voice.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 to 30 pills per dose, washed down with rice water before meals.
Note
Avoid soybean paste and mutton blood.
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San Jian Dan,For exhaustion and debility due to overwork, depletion of the lower jiao, instability of kidney qi, loss of semen and urine, spontaneous bowel movements, and cold extremities; or for a pulse as fine as a thread, wasting away of flesh and form; or for aversion to the smell of food, hoarseness, and loss of voice.