Beans for Blackening the Beard and Prolonging Life

Beans for Blackening the Beard and Prolonging Life,

Formulas Name : Beans for Blackening the Beard and Prolonging Life

Chinese Name : 乌须延年豆

Drug Formulation

8 liang of He Shou Wu (half red, half white), 8 liang of Eclipta prostrata juice, 5 liang of goji berries, 4 liang of dried tangerine peel, 4 liang of raw rehmannia root, 8 liang of mulberry juice, 4 liang of locust pods, 3 liang of Cuscuta chinensis, and 5 liang of Angelica sinensis root.

Source

*Collected Proven Remedies*, Volume 5.

Processing

Take 1 old hen with downy black feathers, boil it to make 2 large bowls of broth. Take 5 sheng of black beans, discarding any that are flat or cracked. Place all the above herbs in a clay pot with the chicken broth and aged wine, and simmer over low to medium heat until the liquid has evaporated. Discard the herbs and keep the beans.

Instructions for Use

Each morning, eat 1 he of beans and drink 1 cup of wine. After 3 days, your hair and beard will turn black.

Note

Avoid eating radishes while taking this remedy.

Beans for Blackening the Beard and Prolonging Life,*Collected Proven Remedies*, Volume 5.,

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