Marrow Decoction

Marrow Decoction,

Formulas Name : Marrow Decoction

Chinese Name : 髓煎

Drug Formulation

50 jin of raw Rehmannia root (pounded and squeezed to extract the juice, then simmered over low heat until reduced by half), 50 jin of beef marrow (refined), 3 jin of mutton fat (refined), 3 sheng of white honey, 3 sheng of clarified butter, and 2 sheng of ginger juice.

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 95.

Processing

Place all the ingredients in a silver pot and simmer over low heat until it reaches the consistency of thin syrup; transfer to a porcelain container.

Instructions for Use

For each dose, mix with warm wine to form a ball the size of a chicken egg yolk; take twice daily, mixed into soup or porridge. This nourishes the essence and beautifies the hair; remove any white strands, as the black ones beneath will regrow; however, strands that have not yet turned white will not turn white.

Marrow Decoction,*Shenghui*, Volume 95.,

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