Kidney-Restoring Powder

Kidney-Restoring Powder,Renal insufficiency (deficiency of both yin and yang). Symptoms include edema with scant urine, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, poor appetite, shortness of breath, inability to lie flat, dry mouth without desire to drink, soreness in the lower back and cold knees, cold limbs, a pale and ashen complexion, pale lips, a swollen tongue with a tender, reddish body and little coating, and a deep, taut, and rapid pulse. This pattern corresponds to a deficiency of both yin and yang.

Formulas Name : Kidney-Restoring Powder

Chinese Name : 复肾散

Drug Formulation

2 sets of Guangdong dog kidneys, 50g of seahorse, 1 pair of deer kidneys, 200g of Smilax glabra, 100g of mussels, 50g of deer antler seaweed, 50g of abalone, 50g of hairweed, 50g of cardamom, 50g of charred Eucommia bark, 100g of goji berries, 50g of Cordyceps sinensis, and 50g of wine-processed Rehmannia root.

Source

Formula attributed to Ren Jixue, as cited in *A Thousand Family Remedies*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Renal insufficiency (deficiency of both yin and yang). Symptoms include edema with scant urine, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, poor appetite, shortness of breath, inability to lie flat, dry mouth without desire to drink, soreness in the lower back and cold knees, cold limbs, a pale and ashen complexion, pale lips, a swollen tongue with a tender, reddish body and little coating, and a deep, taut, and rapid pulse. This pattern corresponds to a deficiency of both yin and yang.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 g per dose, washed down with lightly salted water, three times daily.

Kidney-Restoring Powder,Formula attributed to Ren Jixue, as cited in *A Thousand Family Remedies*.,Renal insufficiency (deficiency of both yin and yang). Symptoms include edema with scant urine, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, poor appetite, shortness of breath, inability to lie flat, dry mouth without desire to drink, soreness in the lower back and cold knees, cold limbs, a pale and ashen complexion, pale lips, a swollen tongue with a tender, reddish body and little coating, and a deep, taut, and rapid pulse. This pattern corresponds to a deficiency of both yin and yang.

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