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“Beating the Old Man” Pills

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“Beating the Old Man” Pills

Formulas Name : “Beating the Old Man” Pills

Chinese Name : 打老儿丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of cotton seeds (roasted, hulled), 4 liang of walnut meat (crushed).

Source

From *The Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Hu from Lingzu Palace.

Processing

Form into pills using a paste made from millet flour, each weighing 3 qian.

Instructions for Use

Dissolve in boiling water and take.

“Beating the Old Man” Pills,From *The Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Hu from Lingzu Palace.,

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