Sheng San Zi，*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 209.，For men and women with dampness affecting the spleen and stomach, cold stagnation in the epigastrium, frequent indigestion after eating, fullness and oppression in the chest, distension of the flanks, intestinal rumbling with a sensation of fullness due to deficiency,stiff pain in the lower abdomen, and rigidity below the navel; or irregular bowel movements, delayed digestion of food and drink, tenesmus, dysentery with pus and blood—which may be of five different colors, or resemble fish brains, soybean milk, fresh blood, or rotten flesh—occurring day and night without cease, persisting for a long time without resolution, accompanied by a preference for lying down, lethargy, emaciation, heaviness in the limbs, and intermittent chills and fever.
Sheng San Zi
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Formulas Name : Sheng San Zi
Chinese Name : 圣散子
Drug Formulation
5 liang of imperial rice husks (crushed and roasted with vinegar until yellow), 2 liang of licorice (roasted until yellow), 2 liang of red cinnabar, 2 liang of blackfish bone (skin removed), 2 liang of cardamom (baked in bread until the bread is removed), 2 liang of selected cloves, 2 liang of chebulic myrobalan peel, and 2 liang of dried ginger (roasted).
Source
*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 209.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For men and women with dampness affecting the spleen and stomach, cold stagnation in the epigastrium, frequent indigestion after eating, fullness and oppression in the chest, distension of the flanks, intestinal rumbling with a sensation of fullness due to deficiency,stiff pain in the lower abdomen, and rigidity below the navel; or irregular bowel movements, delayed digestion of food and drink, tenesmus, dysentery with pus and blood—which may be of five different colors, or resemble fish brains, soybean milk, fresh blood, or rotten flesh—occurring day and night without cease, persisting for a long time without resolution, accompanied by a preference for lying down, lethargy, emaciation, heaviness in the limbs, and intermittent chills and fever.
Instructions for Use
For each dose, first take 1 zhan of water, add a small amount of frankincense, and boil until reduced to 7 fen. Mix in 2 qian of the powdered medicine, and take it hot with the residue before meals.
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Sheng San Zi,For men and women with dampness affecting the spleen and stomach, cold stagnation in the epigastrium, frequent indigestion after eating, fullness and oppression in the chest, distension of the flanks, intestinal rumbling with a sensation of fullness due to deficiency,stiff pain in the lower abdomen, and rigidity below the navel; or irregular bowel movements, delayed digestion of food and drink, tenesmus, dysentery with pus and blood—which may be of five different colors, or resemble fish brains, soybean milk, fresh blood, or rotten flesh—occurring day and night without cease, persisting for a long time without resolution, accompanied by a preference for lying down, lethargy, emaciation, heaviness in the limbs, and intermittent chills and fever.