Bone-Nourishing Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.,For exhaustion and weakness of the lower jiao.
Bone-Nourishing Pills
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Formulas Name : Bone-Nourishing Pills
Chinese Name : 骨补丸
Drug Formulation
1 yellow dog’s spine (remove two vertebrae from each end, cut into 5 sections; take 1 liang of realgar, grind it finely, mix with 1 sheng of whey, stir until it dissolves into liquid; submerge the spine in the liquid and let it soak for 3 nights; then roast it over charcoal until dry, brushing it with the liquid until all the liquid is absorbed and it becomes a powder), 1 liang of Cistanche (soaked in wine, sliced, and baked),Cinnamon (with coarse bark removed) 1 liang, Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) 1 liang, Dried Ginger (roasted) 1 liang, Cnidium Seeds (roasted) half a liang, Achyranthes Root (soaked in wine, then dried in an oven) half a liang, Deer Antler 1 piece (roasted with ghee), Yangqishi (calcined, ground into powder) half a liang, Schisandra Berries half a liang, Black Pepper half a liang.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.
Processing
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Mix with the previously prepared powdered dog’s spine, then combine with 5 liang of jujube pulp and 1 liang of clarified butter to form pills the size of small beans. Dry them in the sun.
Benefits
For exhaustion and weakness of the lower jiao.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills daily with salted broth. After one month of use, the vital essence becomes warm; after two months, it becomes firm and substantial; after three months, the vital essence is retained and does not leak.
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Bone-Nourishing Pills,For exhaustion and weakness of the lower jiao.