Southern Candleweed Decoction Pills

Southern Candleweed Decoction Pills,For deficiency of blood and qi leading to fatigue, hair loss, and failure of hair to regrow; even if it does grow, it appears yellow rather than black.

Formulas Name : Southern Candleweed Decoction Pills

Chinese Name : 南烛草煎丸

Drug Formulation

Southern Candleweed 5 jin, sour pomegranate leaves 5 jin, and dried lotus seed sprouts 5 jin.

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 41.

Processing

Collect the above three ingredients in early May and place them in a porcelain jar; seal it tightly with clay. Store it in direct sunlight until mid-June, when it should resemble black molasses. Grind it into a fine powder. Then, extract the juice from 5 jin of raw Rehmannia root and combine it with 5 he of white honey. Simmer these three ingredients together with the powdered mixture until it forms a paste. Next, add the following powdered herbs: 4 liang of Lycium bark, 4 liang of cooked dried Rehmannia root,2 liang of Terminalia chebula bark, 2 liang of Sichuan pepper (remove the seeds and any closed pods; lightly roast to remove moisture), 2 liang of Angelica dahurica, 2 liang of Inula flower, 2 liang of Cinnamomum cassia bark, and 3 liang of apricot kernels (soak in hot water, remove the skin, tips, and double kernels; roast with wheat bran until slightly yellow). Grind the above ingredients into a powder, add it to the paste prepared earlier, and simmer over low heat. When the mixture is ready for pill-making, form it into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For deficiency of blood and qi leading to fatigue, hair loss, and failure of hair to regrow; even if it does grow, it appears yellow rather than black.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills daily on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine; take another dose after the evening meal.

Note

Avoid raw scallions, radishes, garlic, and similar foods.

Southern Candleweed Decoction Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 41.,For deficiency of blood and qi leading to fatigue, hair loss, and failure of hair to regrow; even if it does grow, it appears yellow rather than black.

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