Thich Nhat Hanh’s Secret Elixir，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 265.，
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Secret Elixir
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Formulas Name : Thich Nhat Hanh’s Secret Elixir
Chinese Name : 一行禅师秘丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of cinnabar (high-quality; pounded and sifted), 2 liang of imported sulfur (free of impurities).
Source
From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 265.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and wash with water. Take half a jin of needle sand, rinse it with water until the water runs extremely clear, then add the two aforementioned medicinal ingredients. Boil in a cauldron for seven cycles; as the water evaporates, add hot water to replenish it. First, take a small amount and let it cool; test the mixture over a fierce flame—it is ready when no black flame appears.Remove the water-washed mixture, rinse the medicine to separate it from the needle sand, and boil it down to dryness in the cauldron again. Calcine it over a fire of 10 jin of charcoal; if the color does not change and the weight does not decrease, allow it to cool, wrap it in paper, and place it in a pit in the ground to remove the fire toxicity. Remove it after one night, grind it finely again, and form it into pills using date pulp, each the size of a paulownia seed.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 to 5 pills daily on an empty stomach with clear rice water.
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Thich Nhat Hanh’s Secret Elixir