Aconite and Cistanche Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.,
Aconite and Cistanche Pills
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Formulas Name : Aconite and Cistanche Pills
Chinese Name : 附子苁蓉丸
Drug Formulation
Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) 1 piece; Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight, sliced, and roasted) half liang; Paper Mulberry Fruit (soaked in wine overnight, steamed until tender) half liang; Fennel Seeds (roasted) half liang;Dodder Seed (soaked in wine overnight, steamed until tender, ground, and roasted) half liang, Achyranthes Root (soaked in wine, sliced, and roasted) half liang, Psoralea Seed (roasted) half liang, Apricot Kernel (remove skin, tip, and double kernels; roasted) half liang, Poria (white) half liang, Angelica Root (sliced and roasted) half liang, Piper longum (roasted) half liang,Peach Kernels (peeled, tips removed, double kernels separated, and stir-fried) half liang, Polygala (core removed) 1 liang, Cornus Officinalis (crushed and stir-fried) 1 liang, Bupleurum (root tip removed) 1 liang, Astragalus (finely chopped) 1 liang, Morinda Root 1 liang, Coriandrum (stir-fried) 1 liang,Yam 1 liang, Garlic (steamed) 6 cloves, Sichuan Pepper (seeds and closed ends removed, stir-fried until sweating) 2 liang, Beeswax 2 liang.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.
Processing
Grind all the ingredients listed above—except for Cistanche, peach kernels, apricot kernels, paper mulberry seeds, garlic, and beeswax—into a fine powder. First, take one and a half jin of lean lamb meat (skin and bones removed), cut it into small pieces, and boil it in water until tender. Next, add 3 sheng of good-quality wine and simmer until thoroughly softened. Then add the beeswax and wait for it to melt; remove the mixture and grind it into a fine paste.Add the paper mulberry seeds, peach kernels, apricot kernels, Cistanche, garlic, and other ingredients, and grind them together until smooth and paste-like. Mix in the previously prepared powdered medicine and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Instructions for Use
Take 15 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 20 pills, on an empty stomach with salted wine or salted broth.
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Aconite and Cistanche Pills