Uighur Five-Spirit Powder,From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 8.,For ten types of water-retention-induced distension.
Uighur Five-Spirit Powder
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Formulas Name : Uighur Five-Spirit Powder
Chinese Name : 回鹘五神散
Drug Formulation
Yuanhua root (washed thoroughly with water), Wood Fragrance, Blue Wood Fragrance, White Phytolacca (washed clean), and Chinese Tallow Tree root (dug 1 cun deep into yellow soil; use the bark)—each in equal parts.
Source
From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 8.
Processing
Dry in the sun and grind into a powder.
Benefits
For ten types of water-retention-induced distension.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian per dose; for the frail, take 1.5 qian. Take it before bedtime, mixed with waxed wine. By the hours of Yin and Mao, it will expel the water retention; at the hour of Chen, replenish with plain white rice porridge. For mild cases, take one dose every three days; for severe cases, take one dose every other day. Limit treatment to 5–6 days before taking the Golden Elixir.
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Uighur Five-Spirit Powder,For ten types of water-retention-induced distension.