Baozhong Pills

Baozhong Pills,For qi depletion resulting from prolonged bed rest.

Formulas Name : Baozhong Pills

Chinese Name : 保中丸

Drug Formulation

Parietal Bone (soaked in vinegar overnight, then roasted with mutton fat until golden brown) 1 liang,Softshell Turtle Carapace (remove the skirt; prepare as above) 1 liang, Tiger Skull Bone (finely chopped, stir-fried with wine) 1 liang, Artemisia annua seeds (with red stalks) half a liang, Selected Ginseng half a liang, Peach Kernels (remove skin and tip, stir-fried with wheat bran, ground) half a liang, Anemarrhena rhizome (sliced) half a liang, Licorice root (raw, chopped, and dried) half a liang.

Source

Formula by Master Dongfang, cited in Volume 20 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; add 2 jian of asafoetida and grind until well mixed; grind again together with the peach kernels; blend evenly with the other herbs; mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For qi depletion resulting from prolonged bed rest.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of black plum, at any time of day. For younger children, make smaller pills and adjust the dosage as appropriate.

Baozhong Pills,Formula by Master Dongfang, cited in Volume 20 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For qi depletion resulting from prolonged bed rest.

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