Processed He Shou Wu Pills

Processed He Shou Wu Pills,

Formulas Name : Processed He Shou Wu Pills

Chinese Name : 法制何首乌丸

Drug Formulation

He Shou Wu (there are two varieties, red and white; take equal amounts of each, scrape clean with a bamboo knife—avoid using iron), Achyranthes root (remove the root stalk; use half the amount of He Shou Wu), 1 dou of large black beans (soak in water; use a large willow steamer with a flat-bottomed sieve; first spread a layer of black beans, then a layer of He Shou Wu, followed by a layer of Achyranthes root, and finally another layer of black beans.Arrange as described above in a pot, steam over low heat, and pour wine over it; steam until the beans are soft, remove and sun-dry, discarding the beans), red and white Poria (first remove the skin, grind each separately, remove the fibrous membranes, mix each with cow’s milk and steam, then remove and sun-dry; weigh 4 liang of He Shou Wu, 2 liang of Poria, and 2 liang of Achyranthes).

Source

*Song of Life Preservation* (Baoming Ge), Volume 34.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with wine.

Note

Avoid consuming pork or mutton blood.

Processed He Shou Wu Pills,*Song of Life Preservation* (Baoming Ge), Volume 34.,

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