30 gm of Xiaoshi (ground into fine powder together with sulfur, then stir-fried in a fixed pot over low heat, continuously stirred with a willow spatula to allow the yin and yang energies to blend. Avoid excessive heat to prevent damaging the medicinal properties. Grind again into an extremely fine powder, known as Erqi Powder) 30 gm each of Taiyin Xuanjing Stone (ground and refined) and imported sulfur (transparent and free of sand or stones) 60 gm each of Wulingzhi (select from Wutai Mountain, washed to remove sand and stones, then dried) and Qingpi (white part removed) and Chenpi (white part removed)

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind Wu Ling Zhi and Er Ju Pi into fine powder, then add Xuan Jing Shi powder and the previously prepared two-qi powder, mix well, and form into pea-sized pills using good quality vinegar. Take 30 pills before meals, swallowed with porridge; for severe cases, take 50 pills. For children, 3-5 pills; for newborns, 1 pill. For children with chronic convulsions or persistent vomiting and diarrhea leading to deficiency wind and convulsions, crush 5 pills and administer with rice water. For elderly people suffering from summer heat and confusion, administer with perilla soup. For women with postpartum blood reversal, fainting, persistent lochia, or red and white vaginal discharge, administer with vinegar soup.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Harmonizing yin and yang, regulating qi and relieving pain, dispelling phlegm, and opening and closing.

bubble_chart Indications

Non-interaction between heart and kidney, upper excess and lower deficiency. Phlegm syncope qi block, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, diarrhea.

This formula addresses the syndrome of kidney deficiency below, which fails to ascend to the heart, and yang floating above, which fails to descend to the kidney. In the formula, Sulfur, with its pungent and hot properties, enters the kidney to tonify yang and disperse cold; Niter, with its salty and cold properties, softens hardness, dispels phlegm, and unblocks obstructions. One yin and one yang, this is referred to as the "two qi." Trogopterus Dung and green tangerine peel, with their pungent and warm properties, enter the liver to move qi, disperse stasis, and relieve various pains in the heart and abdomen. Dried Tangerine Peel and gypsum selenitum regulate qi and resolve phlegm. The combination of these herbs facilitates the interaction between the heart and kidney, the mutual support of yin and yang, the revival of vitality, and the resolution of various symptoms.