Dioscorea Pill

Dioscorea Pill,

Formulas Name : Dioscorea Pill

Chinese Name : 薯蓣丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang Dioscorea, 3 fen Polygala (core removed), 3 fen Poria,3 fen of Ginseng (with the root tip removed), 1 liang of Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight, wrinkled skin scraped off, and roasted until dry), 3 fen of Cornus officinalis, 1 liang of Aconite (roasted until cracked, with skin and navel removed), 3 fen of Schisandra, 1 liang of calcite powder,3 fen Achyranthes root (stem removed), 3 fen Cnidium fruit, 3 fen Astragalus root (chopped), 3 fen Smilax root (chopped), 3 fen Plantain seed, 1 liang Dendrobium (root removed), 3 fen Cinnamon bark,Asparagus root 3 fen (core removed), Prepared Rehmannia root 1 liang, Rubus fruit 3 fen, Dodder seed 3 fen (soaked in wine for 3 days, sun-dried, and ground into a separate powder), Deer antler 1 liang (hair removed, coated with butter and roasted until golden).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 98.

Processing

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

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 40 pills. Take on an empty stomach with warm wine, and take another dose before dinner.

Dioscorea Pill,From *Shenghui*, Volume 98.,

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