Gold-Weighing Pill

Gold-Weighing Pill,

Formulas Name : Gold-Weighing Pill

Chinese Name : 秤金丹

Drug Formulation

2 liang of prepared rehmannia root, 3 liang of goji berries, 3 liang of lotus stigmas, 3 liang of locust pods (all soaked in wine—3 days in spring and autumn, 1 day in summer, and 6 days in winter, then sun-dried), 3 liang of peppermint, 1 liang of malachite, 5 qian of ginseng, and 5 qian of wood fragrant.

Source

*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a water caltrop.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time, letting it dissolve in the mouth on an empty stomach, three times daily.

Gold-Weighing Pill,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.,

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