No. 43.âHo Tâai-ku supporting Heaven, seated
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Kung-Fu, or Tauist Medical Gymnastics, by John Dudgeon, [1895], at sacred-texts.com
No. 43.âHo Tâai-ku supporting Heaven, seated.âTo cure swelling of the abdomen from debility.
Seated upright the two hands are raised as if supporting a thing, move the air, and by upheaval lead the air upwards in 9 mouthfuls, then make it descend in 9 mouthfuls.
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The above is sometimes calledâSupporting the Pagoda towards Heaven.âFor the cure of enlargement of the abdomen. (Compare this with standing Figure No. 11 of Chang Tze-yang driving the Pestle).
The Fragrant Sha Ling and Pâi Potion.
Prescription.âTake of fu-ling-pâi, ta-fu-pâi, wu-chia-pâi, ginger-skin, tsâang-pai-pâi, root bark of mulberry, chĂŻh-châioh, sha-jĂȘn, pai-chu, lo-fo-tse, mu-hsiang, mu-tâung, tse-hsĂŻeh, chu-ling, of each the same quantity. Boil, to be taken a little while after meals.
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