Cistanche Powder

Cistanche Powder,

Formulas Name : Cistanche Powder

Chinese Name : 苁蓉散

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Cistanche deserticola, 30 jin of raw Rehmannia glutinosa (extract the juice), 2 sheng of Shenhuo grass (chopped), 2 sheng of paper mulberry seeds, 2 sheng of dried lacquer, 1 jin of licorice, 1 jin of Polygala tenuifolia, and 1 jin of Schisandra chinensis.

Source

From *Qian Jin*, Volume 20.

Processing

Soak the above herbs in the Rehmannia juice overnight, remove and dry in the sun, then soak again until all the juice is absorbed; grind into a powder.

Instructions for Use

Take one fangcun bi per dose on an empty stomach with wine, three times daily.

Cistanche Powder,From *Qian Jin*, Volume 20.,

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