Yellow of the Elixir Flower

Second Elixir Divine Tally (shenfu). The section on the Second Elixir is divided into three parts that describe methods for making the Divine Tally and two other elixirs. All three methods are based on mercury, which according to the Secret Instructions initially should be refined nine times in order to expel its toxicity. In the first part of the method, the crucible is luted first with the Mud of the Six-and-One, then with a mud of oyster shells and red clay. Mercury is heated in nine cycles of one day each, and the crucible turned upside down at every cycle. The product of the sublimation is collected, added to carp s gall, and sublimated nine more times then it is added to Grease of Dragons to obtain the Divine Tally. This elixir can be heated in nine further cycles with the Mysterious and Yellow to obtain the Yellow of the Elixir Flower (danhua zhi huang), or can be added to mercury to obtain a Reverted Elixir huandan). ... 

This is the Yellow of the Elixir Flower (danhua zhi huang) some call it Liquor of the Mysterious and Yellow xuanhuang zhi ye), and others Talisman of Heaven and Earth tiandi zhi fu). 

The Liquid Pearl, i.8a, has Cinnabar-Yellow Flower (danhuang zhi hua) for Yellow of the Elixir Flower. ... 

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