Sweet Potato and Cistanche Pills

Sweet Potato and Cistanche Pills,For men suffering from the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” characterized by frequent urination, profuse spontaneous sweating, cold and painful feet and knees, inability to stand for long periods, forgetfulness and mental fogginess, and a lack of mental clarity.

Formulas Name : Sweet Potato and Cistanche Pills

Chinese Name : 山芋苁蓉丸

Drug Formulation

Sweet potato flesh, Cistanche (soaked in wine, sliced, and roasted), Achyranthes (soaked in wine, sliced, and roasted),Dodder Seed (soaked in wine, sliced, and roasted), Schisandra Berry, Eucommia Bark (coarse bark removed, roasted, and coarsely ground), Alisma, Prepared Rehmannia Root (roasted), Poria Sclerotium (woody core removed), Ginseng, Cornus Fruit, Cinnamon Bark (coarse bark removed),Morinda root (core removed), Dendrobium (root removed), Deer antler (hair removed, fried in butter), Cnidium fruit, Polygala (core removed), Dipsacus root, Rubus fruit, Aconite (roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Licorice (roasted, coarsely chopped)—each in equal parts.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For men suffering from the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” characterized by frequent urination, profuse spontaneous sweating, cold and painful feet and knees, inability to stand for long periods, forgetfulness and mental fogginess, and a lack of mental clarity.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with warm wine, twice daily. An alternative formulation is a powder; take 2 qian per dose, mixed with wine.

Sweet Potato and Cistanche Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.,For men suffering from the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” characterized by frequent urination, profuse spontaneous sweating, cold and painful feet and knees, inability to stand for long periods, forgetfulness and mental fogginess, and a lack of mental clarity.

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