Lao Jun’s Elixir of Longevity

Lao Jun’s Elixir of Longevity,

Formulas Name : Lao Jun’s Elixir of Longevity

Chinese Name : 老君长命丹

Drug Formulation

4 liang of white Poria, 4 liang of powdered licorice, 2 liang of Sichuan pepper, 2 liang of dried ginger, and 6 jin of wheat flour (roasted until hot).

Source

From *The Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Use 2 jin of pure sesame oil; refine it until the oil floats clear, then let it cool to lukewarm. Mix the oil with the powdered ingredients to form pills. If the mixture does not hold together, add refined honey to form pills the size of a marble.

Instructions for Use

Initially, take 3 pills per day; on the third day, take 9 pills; thereafter, take 1 pill per day, accompanied by 3 sips of cool water. You will feel neither thirsty nor the need to drink for an entire day. If you feel the need to eat, consume one walnut, and you will immediately feel hungry and crave food.

Lao Jun’s Elixir of Longevity,From *The Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 3.,

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