Cistanche and Deer Antler Pill

Cistanche and Deer Antler Pill,

Formulas Name : Cistanche and Deer Antler Pill

Chinese Name : 苁蓉茸附丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of deer antler (first burn off the hair with grass, slice into pieces, and roast with butter until fragrant and thoroughly cooked), 4 liang of Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight, sliced into pieces, and dried in an oven) reduced to 1 liang,Dodder Seeds 6 liang (soaked in wine for two nights, stir-fried until half-dry, pounded into cakes, then baked), Achyranthes Root 2 liang (soaked in wine for one night, sliced, then baked), Prepared Rehmannia Root 2 liang (stir-fried, then baked), Authentic Urobander 1 liang, Sichuan Schisandra Berry 1 liang, Aconite Root 1 liang (processed, with skin and pith removed), White Atractylodes 1 liang,Tianma 1 liang, Psoralea 1 liang (stir-fried), Fenugreek 1 liang (stir-fried), Fennel 1 liang (stir-fried), Dried Papaya 1 liang, Agarwood 1 fen, Wood Fragrance 1 qian (steamed with flour), Cloves 2 qian (not exposed to fire).

Source

From “Hong’s Collection of Proven Formulas,” Volume 3, citing a formula by Wang, Hanlin Scholar of the Directorate of Imperial Secretariat.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wine paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before bedtime, taken with rice water, warm wine, or salted broth as desired.

Cistanche and Deer Antler Pill,From “Hong’s Collection of Proven Formulas,” Volume 3, citing a formula by Wang, Hanlin Scholar of the Directorate of Imperial Secretariat.,

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