Zhongdan，From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.，For chronic debility and long-standing deficiency; extreme physical weakness and emaciation; insufficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi; frequent startles, confusion, and stupor; external heat in the Upper Jiao; cold phlegm in the stomach and diaphragm causing a desire to drink; epigastric fullness and distension after overeating; weakened spleen and stomach qi unable to digest food; irregular and profuse menstrual bleeding; and heaviness and fatigue in the limbs.
Zhongdan
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Formulas Name : Zhongdan
Chinese Name : 中丹
Drug Formulation
Astragalus (the variety from Baishui is half yin in nature; the variety from Longxi is half yang in nature) 4 liang, White Peony Root 4 liang, Chinese Angelica Root 4 liang, Black Aconite Root (roasted, with skin and pith removed; large specimens are best) 1 liang,Scutellaria baicalensis 1 liang (ground into a powder with the black aconite, mixed with ginger juice), Sichuan pepper (seeds removed) 1 liang (to induce sweating), Poria cocos 2 liang, Ginseng 2 liang, Cinnamon (peeled, pungent variety) 2 liang.
Source
From *Yuanhe Jiyong Jing*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using millet congee.
Benefits
For chronic debility and long-standing deficiency; extreme physical weakness and emaciation; insufficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi; frequent startles, confusion, and stupor; external heat in the Upper Jiao; cold phlegm in the stomach and diaphragm causing a desire to drink; epigastric fullness and distension after overeating; weakened spleen and stomach qi unable to digest food; irregular and profuse menstrual bleeding; and heaviness and fatigue in the limbs.
Instructions for Use
Take 20–30 pills per dose, washed down with wine, before meals.
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Zhongdan,For chronic debility and long-standing deficiency; extreme physical weakness and emaciation; insufficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi; frequent startles, confusion, and stupor; external heat in the Upper Jiao; cold phlegm in the stomach and diaphragm causing a desire to drink; epigastric fullness and distension after overeating; weakened spleen and stomach qi unable to digest food; irregular and profuse menstrual bleeding; and heaviness and fatigue in the limbs.