Upper Cavity Minor Elixir，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 14.，For all forms of deficiency and debility, exhaustion of vital energy, emaciation, weakness and slippage of the viscera, and chronic coldness in the navel and abdomen; as well as for women with chronic cold in the uterus, red or white vaginal discharge, night sweats, palpitations, and mental and physical exhaustion—where other medications have proven ineffective.
Upper Cavity Minor Elixir
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Formulas Name : Upper Cavity Minor Elixir
Chinese Name : 上洞小丹
Drug Formulation
1 jin of cinnabar (wrapped in cotton cloth), 8 liang of Phellodendron bark (chopped), and 8 liang of honey.
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 14.
Processing
Boil all the ingredients together in a double boiler for seven fu. Remove the cinnabar, drain it thoroughly, then take equal parts of sheep’s-foot root and plantain herb. Pound them into a fine powder. Take a sand box, line the bottom with the two herbs, place the cinnabar inside, and cover it completely with the two herbs, packing them tightly. Secure the box with its lid, tie it with iron wire, and seal the seams with red ochre.seal the seams with red ochre, and allow it to dry. Arrange two cheng of charcoal in a circle around the box, and apply direct heat for one fu. Once the fire has cooled, remove the box, eliminate the heat toxicity, and grind the contents to a very fine powder. Mix with glutinous rice porridge to form pills the size of a chicken’s head.
Benefits
For all forms of deficiency and debility, exhaustion of vital energy, emaciation, weakness and slippage of the viscera, and chronic coldness in the navel and abdomen; as well as for women with chronic cold in the uterus, red or white vaginal discharge, night sweats, palpitations, and mental and physical exhaustion—where other medications have proven ineffective.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with rice water.
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Upper Cavity Minor Elixir,For all forms of deficiency and debility, exhaustion of vital energy, emaciation, weakness and slippage of the viscera, and chronic coldness in the navel and abdomen; as well as for women with chronic cold in the uterus, red or white vaginal discharge, night sweats, palpitations, and mental and physical exhaustion—where other medications have proven ineffective.