Power Pills

Power Pills,

Formulas Name : Power Pills

Chinese Name : 大力丸

Drug Formulation

15 native soft-shelled turtles (washed in wine, intestines removed), 4 liang earthworms (cleaned of soil, washed in wine), 4 liang Anemarrhena asphodeloides (roasted), 4 liang Angelica sinensis (washed in wine), 4 liang natural copper (stir-fried with vinegar until powdered), 4 liang frankincense (oil removed), and 1 jin white tribulus (stir-fried, thorns removed).

Source

From *Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills weighing 2 qian 5 fen each.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, on an empty stomach, with salted water or rice wine.

Power Pills,From *Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 5.,

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