Zhongjin Dan

Zhongjin Dan,For chronic deficiency of stomach qi, undigested food remaining in the stomach, tightness and fullness beneath the heart, distension and pain in the abdomen and flanks, diarrhea and vomiting, and aversion to the smell of food; for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, edema caused by wind-water, vertigo and headache, cold tears in the eyes, spontaneous sweating, and loss of yang; or for the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” weakness of tendons and bones, and pain in the lower back and knees; or for warm malaria with alternating chills and fever, and exposure to mountain mists and miasma that has not healed for a long time.

Formulas Name : Zhongjin Dan

Chinese Name : 中金丹

Drug Formulation

Ginseng 3 fen, White Atractylodes 3 liang, Jujube pulp 4 liang.

Source

From *Ji Feng*, Volume 12.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills using jujube pulp, each the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For chronic deficiency of stomach qi, undigested food remaining in the stomach, tightness and fullness beneath the heart, distension and pain in the abdomen and flanks, diarrhea and vomiting, and aversion to the smell of food; for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, edema caused by wind-water, vertigo and headache, cold tears in the eyes, spontaneous sweating, and loss of yang; or for the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” weakness of tendons and bones, and pain in the lower back and knees; or for warm malaria with alternating chills and fever, and exposure to mountain mists and miasma that has not healed for a long time.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with rice water, at any time of day.

Zhongjin Dan,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 12.,For chronic deficiency of stomach qi, undigested food remaining in the stomach, tightness and fullness beneath the heart, distension and pain in the abdomen and flanks, diarrhea and vomiting, and aversion to the smell of food; for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, edema caused by wind-water, vertigo and headache, cold tears in the eyes, spontaneous sweating, and loss of yang; or for the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” weakness of tendons and bones, and pain in the lower back and knees; or for warm malaria with alternating chills and fever, and exposure to mountain mists and miasma that has not healed for a long time.

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