Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Yi Jin Dan

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Yi Jin Dan,It treats wind-induced epilepsy, heart pain caused by evil spirits, malignant sores, reactions to mineral medicines, diabetes with a yellowish complexion, palpitations, facial paralysis, and red or white vaginal discharge.

Formulas Name : Yi Jin Dan

Chinese Name : 倚金丹

Drug Formulation

3 liang of cinnabar, 3 liang of mercury, and 1 jin of yellow lead oxide.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 95.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients together until all traces of mercury are gone. Place the mixture in a porcelain jar, cover the opening, and seal it according to standard procedure. Initially, heat gently over a low flame; once the heat is thoroughly distributed, increase the heat to 10 jin and continue until the mixture turns completely red. After half a day, the medicine is ready.Once cooled, open the jar and remove the mixture; the surface should be white, while the interior should be purplish-gold with a brilliant luster. Grind it into a fine powder, spread it on paper laid on the ground, cover it with a basin, and allow the fire toxins to dissipate for one day. Then, form it into pills the size of mung beans using millet rice.

Benefits

It treats wind-induced epilepsy, heart pain caused by evil spirits, malignant sores, reactions to mineral medicines, diabetes with a yellowish complexion, palpitations, facial paralysis, and red or white vaginal discharge.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm water.

Note

Avoid sheep’s blood.

Yi Jin Dan,From *Shenghui*, Volume 95.,It treats wind-induced epilepsy, heart pain caused by evil spirits, malignant sores, reactions to mineral medicines, diabetes with a yellowish complexion, palpitations, facial paralysis, and red or white vaginal discharge.

More Herbs Formulas

Spleen-Clearing Decoction

Spleen-Clearing Decoction,From *De Xiao* (Effective Treatments), Volume 11.,For shortness of breath, malnutrition-related accumulation, and malaria.

Secret Formula for Dispelling Wind

Secret Formula for Dispelling Wind,From *Zhi Zhi Fu Yi*, Volume 3.,Stroke.

Miraculous Trichosanthes Powder

Miraculous Trichosanthes Powder,From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 14.,Blow frankincense into the eye.

Formula for Nourishing Both Upper and Lower Jia

Formula for Nourishing Both Upper and Lower Jia,From *Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.,For kidney qi deficiency manifesting as low back pain and headache.

Three Stones Decoction

Three Stones Decoction,*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 3.,For postpartum deficiency-cold with the “Seven Injuries,” characterized by intermittent chills and fever, body pain, and fatigue.

Three-Harmony Sweet Dew Decoction

Three-Harmony Sweet Dew Decoction,From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 33.,For diabetes.

Wind-Dispelling Pill

Wind-Dispelling Pill,*Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.,Pediatric wind-epilepsy. Liver-epilepsy, characterized by a pale face with upward-rolling eyes, clenched fists and feet, convulsive spasms, and backward-bending limbs; also effective for treating spasms.

Ai Fu Nü Zhen Pills

Ai Fu Nü Zhen Pills,From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 7.,For women with excessive qi and deficient blood, characterized by irregular menstrual cycles (occurring either early or late), with predominantly dark purple menstrual flow and little pale flow, red or white vaginal discharge, metrorrhagia or metrometra, a sallow complexion and emaciation, weakness in the limbs, fatigue … Read more

Life-Saving Golden Pill

Life-Saving Golden Pill,From *Medical Origins*, Middle Volume.,For wind-affected internal organs, loss of speech, hemiplegia, numbness and stiffness in the limbs, rising phlegm and saliva, difficulty swallowing, inability to eat or drink, and locked jaw. Also effective for neutralizing all types of drug toxicity, fever with abdominal distension, difficulty with urination and defecation, fullness and distension … Read more

Fennel Seed Pills

Fennel Seed Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 86.,Spleen deficiency. Wasting and emaciation of the skin and flesh; sallow or dark complexion; weakness in the limbs; pain in the feet and knees; irregular bowel movements; or wind-deficiency rising upward, causing dizziness, blurred vision, heaviness in the limbs, mental confusion, and a strong desire to lie down.

Appendicitis Clearing and Transforming Decoction

Appendicitis Clearing and Transforming Decoction,*New Acute Abdominal Disorders*.,For the heat-accumulation phase of acute appendicitis, the early stage of an abscess, or mild peritonitis, presenting with low-grade fever or afternoon fever, dry mouth and thirst, abdominal pain, constipation, and dark yellow urine.

Miraculous Formula for Dysentery

Miraculous Formula for Dysentery,From *New Compilation on Prolonging Life*.,Dysentery. Regardless of whether the stool is red or white, or how long the condition has persisted; symptoms persist day and night; unable to sleep for more than twenty-eight nights; for those who have exhausted all remedies and are awaiting death.

Toxicity-Relieving and Child-Protecting Ointment

Toxicity-Relieving and Child-Protecting Ointment,From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 33.,

Fangfeng Daoqi Powder

Fangfeng Daoqi Powder,From *Yilin Zuanyao*, Volume 9.,For children exhibiting initial symptoms of convulsions where the heat is still mild.

Yuehe Decoction

Yuehe Decoction,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 138.,For retching following purgation in cases of cold-induced fever.

Miaoying Pills

Miaoying Pills,*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.,Intestinal wind and visceral toxicity.

Milk-Vine Ointment Formula

Milk-Vine Ointment Formula,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 167.,Failure of the Fontanelle to Close in Infants.

Meridian-Warming Pills

Meridian-Warming Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 151.,For women with amenorrhea and cramping pain below the navel.

Yin-Nourishing and Intestinal-Moistening Pills

Yin-Nourishing and Intestinal-Moistening Pills,From *Secrets of Health Preservation*, Volume 2.,Constipation with intestinal obstruction, blood deficiency leading to intestinal dryness, and prolonged absence of bowel movements.

Ox Dung Ointment

Ox Dung Ointment,*Shenghui* (Volume 66).,For scabies.

Xuanshuang Snow Pear Paste

Xuanshuang Snow Pear Paste,*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 7.,Indicated for lung dryness with fluid depletion, cough, hemoptysis, hematemesis, as well as mental exhaustion leading to internal heat, chronic cough that has not healed, dry mouth, normal appetite, and a洪数 pulse; also for hematemesis with sputum, pulmonary atrophy with dry cough, constipation with … Read more

Bihe Decoction

Bihe Decoction,*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 5.,For inability to tolerate food and drink, vomiting upon smelling food, or vomiting due to chronic gastric deficiency.

Agastache Pills

Agastache Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.,For regurgitation, vomiting, ascending deficiency qi, chest and abdominal pain, and frequent vomiting of sour fluid.

Decoction of Rheum

Decoction of Rheum,From *Shenghui*, Volume 79.,For postpartum masses and blood clots attacking the heart and abdomen, which cause immediate fainting upon onset; also effective for expelling retained fetal tissue.

Zhengyang Anise Pills

Zhengyang Anise Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 135.,For Yin-toxin typhoid fever characterized by cold extremities, pain and hardness beneath the heart, and near-fatal shortness of breath.