Secret-Recipe Qi-Regulating Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 89), citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.，For various conditions of qi stagnation, obstruction of the nutritive and defensive qi, slack and weak tendons and vessels, dragging of the hands and feet, and difficulty walking.
Secret-Recipe Qi-Regulating Powder
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Formulas Name : Secret-Recipe Qi-Regulating Powder
Chinese Name : 秘传通气散
Drug Formulation
Imported anise (lightly roasted): 1 liang; Sichuan mountain tortoise shell (crushed, stir-fried with clam powder, then powder removed): 1 liang; aged tangerine peel: half a liang; white pharbitis (lightly roasted, ground into powder): half a liang; corydalis (skin scraped off): half a liang; licorice: 1.5 liang; southern frankincense: 7.5 qian; black pharbitis (lightly roasted): 1 liang.
Source
From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 89), citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For various conditions of qi stagnation, obstruction of the nutritive and defensive qi, slack and weak tendons and vessels, dragging of the hands and feet, and difficulty walking.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 liang per dose; mix with high-quality, ash-free liquor the night before, leave it exposed to the air overnight, and take it cold at cockcrow the following morning. After taking the medicine, phlegm accumulations should be expelled through the stool. Begin treatment with this formula first; after achieving a bowel movement and eliminating phlegm accumulations, use the subsequent formula, Shunqi San, to swallow white pills. After 5–7 days, take another dose.
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Secret-Recipe Qi-Regulating Powder,For various conditions of qi stagnation, obstruction of the nutritive and defensive qi, slack and weak tendons and vessels, dragging of the hands and feet, and difficulty walking.