Chicken Paste

Chicken Paste,For those with a constitutional tendency toward blood dryness and heat in the lung meridian who have difficulty tolerating ginseng-based preparations.

Formulas Name : Chicken Paste

Chinese Name : 鸡膏

Drug Formulation

1 aged chicken (remove tendons, membranes, skin, bones, neck, and spine; retain only the shoulder, leg, and firm meat from the underside of the abdomen), 1 fresh Platycodon root, 2 liang of fresh ginger, 5 qian of cassia bark, 20 hawthorn berries, and 10 yellow chestnuts.

Source

From *New Compilation for the Benefit of the Masses*, Volume 2.

Processing

Finely chop the ingredients listed above.

Benefits

For those with a constitutional tendency toward blood dryness and heat in the lung meridian who have difficulty tolerating ginseng-based preparations.

Instructions for Use

Prepare as a paste and take orally.

Note

Abstain from sexual activity for 49 days.

Chicken Paste,From *New Compilation for the Benefit of the Masses*, Volume 2.,For those with a constitutional tendency toward blood dryness and heat in the lung meridian who have difficulty tolerating ginseng-based preparations.

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