Cold-Tonifying Pills，*Ji Sheng*, Volume 5.，For deficiency of kidney yin with dryness, where the body cannot tolerate potent tonics; symptoms include dry mouth and excessive thirst, itchy or deaf ears, lower back pain and weak legs, scanty and dark urine, and possibly difficult bowel movements.
Cold-Tonifying Pills
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Formulas Name : Cold-Tonifying Pills
Chinese Name : 冷补丸
Drug Formulation
Rehmannia glutinosa (steamed with wine, then dried), raw Rehmannia glutinosa (washed), Asparagus cochinchinensis (core removed), Achyranthes bidentata (root base removed, soaked), Paeonia lactiflora, Lycium barbarum bark (woody part removed), Tribulus terrestris (roasted),Ophiopogon (core removed), Dendrobium, Scrophularia, Magnetite (calcined 7 times, finely ground, and washed with water), and Agarwood (ground separately, without exposure to fire)—each in equal parts.
Source
*Ji Sheng*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For deficiency of kidney yin with dryness, where the body cannot tolerate potent tonics; symptoms include dry mouth and excessive thirst, itchy or deaf ears, lower back pain and weak legs, scanty and dark urine, and possibly difficult bowel movements.
Instructions for Use
Take 70 pills per dose, taken on an empty stomach with either salted wine or salted broth.
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Cold-Tonifying Pills,For deficiency of kidney yin with dryness, where the body cannot tolerate potent tonics; symptoms include dry mouth and excessive thirst, itchy or deaf ears, lower back pain and weak legs, scanty and dark urine, and possibly difficult bowel movements.