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Acacia Fruit Paste,For cerebral deficiency, with withered and brittle beard and hair, and dim vision.

Formulas Name : Acacia Fruit Paste

Chinese Name : 槐实膏

Drug Formulation

Acacia Pods (peeled; select the black ones, roast, and grind into a powder) 1 he, Horse-Tooth Salt (ground) 3 qian, Raw Rehmannia Root (pounded to extract natural juice) 1 he, Clarified Butter (refined) 1 liang.

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 101.

Processing

Place the Rehmannia juice in a silver or stone vessel and heat over a combination of gentle and vigorous flames. First add the Sophora fruit powder, then the ground Ma Ya Xiao, stirring continuously to maintain a gentle boil resembling fish eyes. When the mixture has reduced by half, add the clarified butter and boil for another three to twenty times. Pour into a porcelain container.

Benefits

For cerebral deficiency, with withered and brittle beard and hair, and dim vision.

Instructions for Use

Before going to bed each night, insert a dose the size of a jujube pit into each nostril, remove the pillow, lie on your back, and stretch out your legs. Do not be alarmed if foul fluid emerges from the brain.

Acacia Fruit Paste,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 101.,For cerebral deficiency, with withered and brittle beard and hair, and dim vision.

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