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Black Bean Immortality Formula

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Black Bean Immortality Formula

Formulas Name : Black Bean Immortality Formula

Chinese Name : 乌豆仙

Drug Formulation

1 liang of green salt, 1 liang of raw rehmannia root, 1 liang of续断 (Dipsacus asper), 1 liang of 破故纸 (roasted), 1 liang of 仙茅 (Curculigo orchioides), 4 liang of goji berries, 4 liang of 何首乌 (sliced and peeled), 2 liang of 淫羊藿 (de-spined and roasted in ghee), 1 liang of Sichuan pepper, 1 liang of fennel, 3 liang of 牛膝 (Achyranthes root), and 5 sheng of black beans.

Source

From *Liangpeng Huiji*, Volume 3.

Processing

Place the above herbs in a silk bag and cover them with the black beans. Add 10 bowls of water and 10 bowls of wine, then simmer slowly over a charcoal fire. Remove the beans and stir the mixture several times until the liquid has evaporated. Remove from the pot, sun-dry until half-dry, then return to the pot and stir-fry over low heat until completely dry. Store in a porcelain container and sun-dry regularly on sunny days; during the summer months, sun-dry once every 8 days.

Instructions for Use

Take 110 grains on an empty stomach each time, chew thoroughly, and wash down with boiling water. After two months of use, hair and eyebrows will turn completely black; long-term use yields significant results.

Black Bean Immortality Formula,From *Liangpeng Huiji*, Volume 3.,

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