Zhenling Pill，*San Yin*, Volume 8.，For genuine qi deficiency and exhaustion, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, aching limbs, stiffness in the lower back and waist, weakness in the feet and knees, a sallow complexion, dizziness and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, loose stools, frequent urination, dry mouth and intense thirst, and a loss of appetite—this formula is highly effective for treating the thirty-six disorders of women involving uterine bleeding and leukorrhea, as well as childhood convulsions and wasting diseases, and all chronic conditions involving cold, wind, and deficiency.
Zhenling Pill
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Formulas Name : Zhenling Pill
Chinese Name : 震灵丹
Drug Formulation
4 liang of Ding Tou Daizhashi, 4 liang of Yuyuliang Stone (select red or purple varieties without golden threads), 4 liang of Purple Quartz, and 4 liang of Red Ocher.
Source
*San Yin*, Volume 8.
Processing
Grind each ingredient into a fine powder, combine them in a sand-lined crucible, seal the opening with red ochre, and calcine over a pile of charcoal. When the fire has burned down to 7 parts with 3 parts remaining, remove the crucible and allow it to cool. Open the crucible, first dig a pit in the ground over a foot deep, line it with two layers of thick paper, pour the mixture into it, cover it with a new earthenware bowl, and mound yellow earth all around the edges.Leave it overnight, then remove it. Add frankincense and myrrh (2 liang each) and Wulingzhi (2 liang), all ground into fine powders. Mix these with the previous medicine until uniform, then grind the mixture extremely fine. Mix with glutinous rice paste, pound with a pestle several thousand times, and form into pills the size of a water caltrop.
Benefits
For genuine qi deficiency and exhaustion, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, aching limbs, stiffness in the lower back and waist, weakness in the feet and knees, a sallow complexion, dizziness and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, loose stools, frequent urination, dry mouth and intense thirst, and a loss of appetite—this formula is highly effective for treating the thirty-six disorders of women involving uterine bleeding and leukorrhea, as well as childhood convulsions and wasting diseases, and all chronic conditions involving cold, wind, and deficiency.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 or 5 pills on an empty stomach, washed down with a strong decoction of ginger and jujube.
Note
Avoid the blood of the six domestic animals.
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Zhenling Pill,For genuine qi deficiency and exhaustion, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, aching limbs, stiffness in the lower back and waist, weakness in the feet and knees, a sallow complexion, dizziness and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, loose stools, frequent urination, dry mouth and intense thirst, and a loss of appetite—this formula is highly effective for treating the thirty-six disorders of women involving uterine bleeding and leukorrhea, as well as childhood convulsions and wasting diseases, and all chronic conditions involving cold, wind, and deficiency.