Angelica (de-reeded, first baked), Dioscorea, Magnolia officinalis (coarse bark-removed, prepared with ginger juice), Cistanche (soaked in wine, slightly roasted, cut, baked dry), Cinnamon (coarse bark-removed), Aconite (prepared, de-naveled and de-skinned), Morinda (de-cored), Actinolite (soaked in wine, baked dry, ground into powder), Dendrobium (de-rooted), Achyranthes (de-reeded, soaked in wine), Eucommia (peeled, roasted with ginger juice), Evodia (washed in water to remove floating impurities, baked dry), Deer antler (eggplant, defuzzed, split, soaked in wine, roasted dry), Dried ginger (prepared), Cuscuta (soaked in wine, baked, pounded), Sparganium (simmered until cooked, crushed while hot), each 90 gm, Licorice (roasted) 30 gm, Dried tangerine peel (thoroughly washed, baked, ground into powder) 470 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 3 sheng of wine and simmer the tangerine peel powder in a silver or stone vessel until it reaches a syrup-like consistency. Then, add the other powdered ingredients and mix thoroughly.

bubble_chart Indications

Chronic deficiency and accumulation of cold in the spleen, pain in the heart and abdomen, vomiting phlegm and water, reduced appetite, deficiency and fullness in the hypochondriac region, tightness in the umbilical and abdominal regions, deficiency and slippery large intestine, frequent urination, emaciated and haggard skin, shallow yellow complexion, sluggish limbs, weak waist and knees; as well as abdominal masses, abnormal rising of qi causing cough, consumptive malaria, chronic dysentery, bloody defecation, hemorrhoids and fistulas; in women, deficiency and cold in the Sea of Blood, red leucorrhea, and prolonged discharge.