Magnetite Pills

Magnetite Pills,

Formulas Name : Magnetite Pills

Chinese Name : 磁石丸

Drug Formulation

10 liang of magnetite (heat over high flame until red-hot; quench in vinegar seven times; grind finely; wash with water; then simmer with 1 sheng of fine wine until it becomes a syrup-like consistency), 2 liang of Cistanche (soak in wine overnight; scrape off the wrinkled skin; roast until dry), 2 liang of Wood Fragrance, 2 liang of Psoralea (lightly roasted), 2 liang of Areca nut,2 liang of nutmeg (shelled), and 2 liang of Cnidium monnieri.

Source

*Shenghui* (Volume 98).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix with a decoction of magnetite, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills at a time on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine.

Magnetite Pills,*Shenghui* (Volume 98).,

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