Xuantu Guben Pills

Xuantu Guben Pills,For deficiency-related debility and weakness of the lower jiao.

Formulas Name : Xuantu Guben Pills

Chinese Name : 玄菟固本丸

Drug Formulation

Raw Rehmannia Root (soaked in wine) 4 liang, Prepared Rehmannia Root (soaked in wine and steamed; neither process should involve iron utensils) 4 liang, Asparagus Root (core removed) 4 liang, Ophiopogon Tuber (core removed) 4 liang, Schisandra Berry (peel removed) 4 liang, Poria Sclerotium (peel and woody parts removed) 4 liang, Dried Chinese Yam 3 liang (white variety, lightly roasted), Lotus Seed 2 liang, Ginseng (root base removed) 2 liang,Goji berries 2 liang (those from Ganzhou are best), Dodder seeds 1 jin (boiled in wine until it comes to a boil several times, pounded into a paste, shaped into cakes, sun-dried, and weighed to yield 8 liang).

Source

*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 19.

Processing

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

Benefits

For deficiency-related debility and weakness of the lower jiao.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 80–90 pills; take on an empty stomach with boiling plain water, or with lightly salted water or warm wine.

Xuantu Guben Pills,*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 19.,For deficiency-related debility and weakness of the lower jiao.

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