Moistening the Kidney Pills

Moistening the Kidney Pills,For deficiency of both the spleen and kidneys.

Formulas Name : Moistening the Kidney Pills

Chinese Name : 润肾丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Atractylodes lancea (mix with the juice of 1 jin of Chinese chives, then steam and sun-dry nine times; additionally, steam once with 1 jin of fennel seeds, remove the fennel, and sun-dry), 1 jin of prepared Rehmannia root, half a jin of Schisandra berries, and 1 liang of dried ginger (winter variety; 5 qian in summer, 7 qian in autumn).

Source

*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with jujube pulp to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For deficiency of both the spleen and kidneys.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose, washed down with rice water on an empty stomach.

Moistening the Kidney Pills,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.,For deficiency of both the spleen and kidneys.

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