Shang Dan，From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.，In men, this leads to loss of yang vitality and an inability to perform daily tasks; in women, it results in loss of yin vitality and an inability to conceive. Symptoms include heavy pain in the lower back and knees, deterioration of tendons and bones, a sallow complexion, mental fatigue and mental confusion, a dazed state whether awake or asleep, restlessness and excessive fatigue, residual urine and nocturnal emissions, pathogenic factors affecting the bladder, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” emaciation of muscles and flesh, and heat in the upper body with cold in the lower body.
Shang Dan
Formulas Name : Shang Dan
Chinese Name : 上丹
Drug Formulation
Half a jin of Schisandra berries, 2 liang of Stemona (soaked overnight in wine, then roasted), 2 liang of Cuscuta (soaked overnight in wine, then roasted), 2 liang of Cistanche (soaked overnight in wine), 2 liang of Eucommia (roasted), 2 liang of Morinda (with the core removed), 2 liang of Polygala (with the core removed),Xianrenzhang (i.e., Goji berries) 2 liang, Fangfeng (without forked branches) 2 liang, White Poria 2 liang, Siyi (i.e., Cnidium monnieri, stir-fried) 2 liang, Bi Zi Ren (ground separately) 2 liang, Dried Dioscorea 2 liang.
Source
From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a honey-simmered flour paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
In men, this leads to loss of yang vitality and an inability to perform daily tasks; in women, it results in loss of yin vitality and an inability to conceive. Symptoms include heavy pain in the lower back and knees, deterioration of tendons and bones, a sallow complexion, mental fatigue and mental confusion, a dazed state whether awake or asleep, restlessness and excessive fatigue, residual urine and nocturnal emissions, pathogenic factors affecting the bladder, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” emaciation of muscles and flesh, and heat in the upper body with cold in the lower body.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 to 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine before meals; if wine is not consumed, take with salted water; in spring, take with dried jujube decoction.
Note
Do not combine with minerals, stones, cinnamon, or aconite.
Shang Dan,In men, this leads to loss of yang vitality and an inability to perform daily tasks; in women, it results in loss of yin vitality and an inability to conceive. Symptoms include heavy pain in the lower back and knees, deterioration of tendons and bones, a sallow complexion, mental fatigue and mental confusion, a dazed state whether awake or asleep, restlessness and excessive fatigue, residual urine and nocturnal emissions, pathogenic factors affecting the bladder, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” emaciation of muscles and flesh, and heat in the upper body with cold in the lower body.