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Beef Marrow Decoction Pills,For extreme depletion of vital essence, as well as all diseases involving weakness, emaciation, and wasting.

Formulas Name : Beef Marrow Decoction Pills

Chinese Name : 牛髓煎丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of ox marrow, 1 jin of sheep marrow, 1 jin of white honey, 1 jin of clarified butter, 1 jin of date pulp (simmer the above five ingredients together in a silver pot until they form a paste, then add the following powdered herbs), 1 liang of Poria cocos,Chuanxiong 1 liang, Tianmendong 1 liang (remove the core, roast), Cinnamon Bark 1 liang, Angelica sinensis 1 liang, Achyranthes root 1 liang (remove the stems), Ginseng 1 liang (remove the root crown), Cistanche 2 liang (soak in wine overnight, scrape off the wrinkled skin, roast until dry), Fangfeng 1 liang (remove the root crown), Schisandra berries 1 liang,1 liang of deer antler gelatin (crushed and stir-fried until yellow and dry), 1 liang of prepared Rehmannia root, 1 liang of dodder seeds (soaked in wine for 1–3 nights, sun-dried, and ground into a separate powder).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 26.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, add it to the previously prepared ox marrow decoction, and simmer further until thickened. Form into pills as soon as possible, each the size of a tung seed.

Benefits

For extreme depletion of vital essence, as well as all diseases involving weakness, emaciation, and wasting.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before the evening meal, washed down with warm wine.

Note

Avoid carp.

Beef Marrow Decoction Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 26.,For extreme depletion of vital essence, as well as all diseases involving weakness, emaciation, and wasting.

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