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Zhengjin Dan,All chronic cold conditions.

Formulas Name : Zhengjin Dan

Chinese Name : 正金丹

Drug Formulation

Aconite Root (roasted: remove skin and pith, soak in wine for 3 days, slice, and dry; for immediate use, soak until soft, slice, and dry) 2 liang, Greater Aconite (prepared as above) 2 liang, Fennel 2 liang, Sulfur 2 liang, Morinda Root 1 liang, Dried Ginger 4 liang, Cinnamon Bark 12 liang (use the bark for its flavor).

Source

From *Ji Feng*, Volume 13.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a light wheat flour paste.

Benefits

All chronic cold conditions.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with rice water.

Zhengjin Dan,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 13.,All chronic cold conditions.

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