Rehmannia Pill for Nourishing Metal and Strengthening Water

Rehmannia Pill for Nourishing Metal and Strengthening Water,

Formulas Name : Rehmannia Pill for Nourishing Metal and Strengthening Water

Chinese Name : 滋金壮水地黄丸

Drug Formulation

3 jin of Prepared Rehmannia (simmer to extract juice, strain out residue, and refine into a paste weighing 12 liang), 6 liang of Cornus Officinalis (pitted, mixed with wine and steamed, sun-dried, then dry-roasted), 4 liang of Peony Bark (baked), 4 liang of Poria (thoroughly mixed with human milk, sun-dried, then baked), 6 liang of Huai Yam (roasted until yellow),Alisma 3 liang (mixed with lightly salted water, sun-dried, then stir-fried), Achyranthes 4 liang (mixed with lightly salted water and stir-fried), Ophiopogon (core removed) 5 liang (stir-fried).

Source

*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 11.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with prepared Rehmannia paste, and add refined honey, then pound well to form pills.

Instructions for Use

Take 4 qian per dose, washed down with plain hot water on an empty stomach in the morning.

Rehmannia Pill for Nourishing Metal and Strengthening Water,*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 11.,

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