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The Invaluable and Miraculous Elixir

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The Invaluable and Miraculous Elixir,Indicated for a craving for raw rice, tea charcoal, and clay; as well as for chest pain caused by alcohol-induced gas accumulation, and for children suffering from malnutrition-related distension and food stagnation.

Formulas Name : The Invaluable and Miraculous Elixir

Chinese Name : 万金不易妙灵丹

Drug Formulation

Raw licorice 4 qian (use 5 qian in autumn and winter), rhubarb 6 qian (use 5 qian in autumn and winter), black cowhage 1 liang 2 qian, white cowhage 1 liang 2 qian, areca nut 1 liang 2 qian, white thunder pill 5 qian.

Source

*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Indicated for a craving for raw rice, tea charcoal, and clay; as well as for chest pain caused by alcohol-induced gas accumulation, and for children suffering from malnutrition-related distension and food stagnation.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with rock sugar water before bedtime. The next morning, it will induce a bowel movement to expel accumulated matter.

The Invaluable and Miraculous Elixir,*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.,Indicated for a craving for raw rice, tea charcoal, and clay; as well as for chest pain caused by alcohol-induced gas accumulation, and for children suffering from malnutrition-related distension and food stagnation.

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