Yangzang Dan，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，For deficiency of spleen qi, chronic, unrelenting diarrhea, and instability of the stomach and intestines, leading to the “Five Types of Diarrhea.”
Yangzang Dan
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Formulas Name : Yangzang Dan
Chinese Name : 养脏丹
Drug Formulation
Half a jin of pig’s large intestines, 2 large Aconite roots (roasted, with skin and pith removed), 4 liang of Magnolia bark (processed with ginger, stir-fried and ground into powder), 2 liang of sulfur (finely ground; mix with the Magnolia bark and stuff into the pig’s large intestines; tie both ends securely with hemp rope; boil in 5 sheng of water until dry; remove and grind finely), 1 liang of Dragon Bone (raw),1 liang of cardamom (wrapped in flour and steamed), 1 liang of frankincense (not exposed to fire), 1 liang of white Poria (peeled), 1 liang of oyster shell (calcined), 1 liang of large chebulic myrobalan (roasted, pitted), 1 liang of fennel (rinsed to remove sand, stir-fried), and 2 liang of Coptis (stir-fried).
Source
From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Add 1 qian of musk and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a thin wheat flour paste.
Benefits
For deficiency of spleen qi, chronic, unrelenting diarrhea, and instability of the stomach and intestines, leading to the “Five Types of Diarrhea.”
Instructions for Use
Take 100 pills per dose on an empty stomach, before meals, with salted water or rice water.
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Yangzang Dan,For deficiency of spleen qi, chronic, unrelenting diarrhea, and instability of the stomach and intestines, leading to the “Five Types of Diarrhea.”