Pills to Counteract Old Cistanche

Pills to Counteract Old Cistanche,For kidney deficiency and cold wind in the Dan Tian.

Formulas Name : Pills to Counteract Old Cistanche

Chinese Name : 却老苁蓉丸

Drug Formulation

Cistanche (soaked in wine, sliced, and roasted) 2 liang, Chinese yam 1 liang 1 fen, Schisandra berries (roasted) 1 liang 1 fen, Dodder seeds (soaked in wine for 3 days, roasted until dry, then ground into powder separately) 1 liang, Red cinnabar (ground) 1 liang,Poria cocos (white) (black skin removed) 1 liang, Alisma orientale 1 liang, Prepared Rehmannia glutinosa (roasted) 1 liang, Cornus officinalis (roasted) 1 liang, Morinda officinalis (core removed) 1 liang, Rubus chingii (stems removed) 1 liang, Dendrobium nobile (roots removed) 1 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Prepare a paste by boiling flour in wine, then add a small amount of honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For kidney deficiency and cold wind in the Dan Tian.

Instructions for Use

Take 20–30 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with warm wine; millet porridge may also be used.

Pills to Counteract Old Cistanche,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.,For kidney deficiency and cold wind in the Dan Tian.

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