Baoshou Taiyang Pill

Baoshou Taiyang Pill,

Formulas Name : Baoshou Taiyang Pill

Chinese Name : 保寿太阳丹

Drug Formulation

Sulphur (bright-colored; grind twice, sifting each time to obtain the fine powder) 11 liang; rock salt 4.5 liang (ground); Yangqishi (ground separately into a fine powder) 3 liang; Aconite (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) 3 liang; Achyranthes root (soaked in wine, sliced, and roasted) 3 liang; paper mulberry seeds 3 liang; Cinnamon bark (with coarse outer bark removed) 3 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.

Processing

Grind the first four herbal ingredients into a fine powder; mix them with the previously ground three ingredients until well blended, then grind again until uniform. Separately, take 6 liang of dried ginger (finely ground) and mix it with a paste made from boiled fresh ginger to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 20–30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with wine.

Baoshou Taiyang Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.,

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