Pill for Preserving Truth and Protecting Life

Pill for Preserving Truth and Protecting Life,For those with excessive yin energy, clouded and turbid internal organs, and fatigue after meals—even if not yet middle-aged, premature aging sets in.

Formulas Name : Pill for Preserving Truth and Protecting Life

Chinese Name : 保真护命丹

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Tianma (chopped), 4 liang of Achyranthes root (stems removed, chopped), 1 sheng of Tianxianzi (seeds cleaned, stir-fried until golden).

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 265.

Processing

Place the ingredients in a silk bag and steep in wine for 7 days and 7 nights. Remove the herbs, stir-fry until dry, and grind into a fine powder. Mix the powder with the wine used for steeping to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For those with excessive yin energy, clouded and turbid internal organs, and fatigue after meals—even if not yet middle-aged, premature aging sets in.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills daily on an empty stomach, washed down with wine.

Pill for Preserving Truth and Protecting Life,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 265.,For those with excessive yin energy, clouded and turbid internal organs, and fatigue after meals—even if not yet middle-aged, premature aging sets in.

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