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Changchun Zhenren’s Life-Preserving Pill

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Changchun Zhenren’s Life-Preserving Pill,For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, deficiency-induced weakness, fatigue in the limbs, numbness in the hands and feet, depletion of blood and vital energy, sallow complexion and emaciation, failure of yang energy to rise, dizziness and nausea due to deficiency, and reduced appetite.

Formulas Name : Changchun Zhenren’s Life-Preserving Pill

Chinese Name : 长春真人保命丹

Drug Formulation

Poria (4 liang), Asparagus Root (4 liang), Chinese Yam (4 liang), Prepared Rehmannia Root (4 liang), Goji Berries (4 liang), Polygonum Multiflorum (4 liang), Dried Ginger (2 liang), Star Anise (roasted) (1 liang),a pinch of green salt, 4 liang of deer antler gelatin, half a jin of lotus seeds (peeled), 4 liang of Polygonum multiflorum (cleaned and stir-fried in sesame oil), 10 gallnuts, half a jin of walnut kernels (cleaned), 1 sheng of fresh millet (cooked into porridge with Poria and cow’s milk, then sun-dried), 1 jin of Eclipta prostrata (sun-dried), and 4 liang of Ophiopogon japonicus.

Source

From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, deficiency-induced weakness, fatigue in the limbs, numbness in the hands and feet, depletion of blood and vital energy, sallow complexion and emaciation, failure of yang energy to rise, dizziness and nausea due to deficiency, and reduced appetite.

Instructions for Use

Mix 2–3 spoons of the mixture with warm water on an empty stomach; take twice daily. Suitable for men and women of all ages.

Changchun Zhenren’s Life-Preserving Pill,From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 2.,For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, deficiency-induced weakness, fatigue in the limbs, numbness in the hands and feet, depletion of blood and vital energy, sallow complexion and emaciation, failure of yang energy to rise, dizziness and nausea due to deficiency, and reduced appetite.

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