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Deer Liver Pills,For consumptive disorders and eye diseases caused by blood deficiency.

Formulas Name : Deer Liver Pills

Chinese Name : 鹿肝丸

Drug Formulation

Rehmannia glutinosa (wash with wine) 2 liang, Rehmannia glutinosa (raw, wash with wine) 2 liang, Angelica sinensis root (wash with wine) 2 liang, Lycium barbarum fruit 2 liang, Chrysanthemum morifolium flower 1 liang, Asparagus cochinchinensis (remove core) 2 liang,Holly berries 2 liang, White Tribulus (thorns removed, stir-fried) 1 liang 3 qian, Scrophularia root 1 liang 5 qian, Chuanxiong 1 liang 3 qian, White Peony root (wine-stir-fried) 1 liang 5 qian, Coptis (wine-washed) 1 liang 3 qian, Sophora pods (stir-fried, seeds used) 1 liang, Leonurus seeds (stir-fried) 1 liang.

Source

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

Processing

Grind all the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use deer liver (with the membrane removed) to pound into a paste, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For consumptive disorders and eye diseases caused by blood deficiency.

Instructions for Use

Take 80–90 pills per dose, washed down with boiling water shortly before bedtime or after the afternoon meal.

Deer Liver Pills,From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 2.,For consumptive disorders and eye diseases caused by blood deficiency.

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