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Sheng’an Golden Elixir

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Sheng’an Golden Elixir,Effective for epidemic febrile diseases, typhoid fever with delirium, and incoherent speech; also treats internal poisonous curses, carbuncles, and cases where toxic qi has entered the abdomen, threatening death.

Formulas Name : Sheng’an Golden Elixir

Chinese Name : 生庵金汁

Drug Formulation

1 dou of clear fecal juice (place human feces from a healthy person into a shaking bag—the bag should be large enough to hold about 1 bucket of feces; first line the bag with 5–7 layers of paper,then add a layer of fine yellow soil about 2 cun thick on top of the paper before filling the bag with feces. Hang the bag over a jar and wait for the feces to drip clear liquid into the jar. After draining for over a month, collect the clear liquid and store it in a porcelain jar), 1 jin of honey.

Source

From *Yi Tong*, Volume 25, citing *Huo Ren*.

Processing

Mix the above ingredients thoroughly, seal the jar’s mouth with honey, wrap it in bamboo leaves, and bury it in the ground, covering it with soil to a depth of about 1 chi. Retrieve it for use in February or March of the following year.

Benefits

Effective for epidemic febrile diseases, typhoid fever with delirium, and incoherent speech; also treats internal poisonous curses, carbuncles, and cases where toxic qi has entered the abdomen, threatening death.

Instructions for Use

Take one bowl at a time, consumed in a single dose. To treat malignant sores, dip a chicken feather in the liquid and brush it over the affected area.

Sheng’an Golden Elixir,From *Yi Tong*, Volume 25, citing *Huo Ren*.,Effective for epidemic febrile diseases, typhoid fever with delirium, and incoherent speech; also treats internal poisonous curses, carbuncles, and cases where toxic qi has entered the abdomen, threatening death.

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