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Di Xian Pills,For men suffering from chronic coldness, deficiency of vital energy, and pain in the hands and feet.

Formulas Name : Di Xian Pills

Chinese Name : 地仙丸

Drug Formulation

Half liang of Smilax glabra, half liang of Saposhnikovia divaricata (with forks removed),Bai Jili (roasted) half liang, Gouji (dehaired) half liang, Wuyao (chopped) half liang, Fuzi (roasted and cracked, with skin and navel removed) half liang, Bai Fuzi (roasted) half liang, red adzuki beans (sorted) half liang, Earthworm (cleaned of soil) half liang, Gusuibu (roasted) half liang,Fennel Seeds (roasted) half liang, Notopterygium (stem removed) half liang, Tiannanxing (processed) half liang, Astragalus (chopped, roasted) half liang, Cistanche (soaked in wine, sliced, dried) 1 liang,Achyranthes root (soaked in wine, sliced, and dried) 1 liang, Polygonum multiflorum (black skin removed) 1 liang, Sichuan pepper (seeds and eyes removed, stir-fried until sweating) 1 liang, Rubus fruit (stems removed) 1 liang, Trichosanthes seed (shell removed) 3 fen.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from wine and boiled flour to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For men suffering from chronic coldness, deficiency of vital energy, and pain in the hands and feet.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach, before meals, with salted water, tea, or wine as desired.

Di Xian Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.,For men suffering from chronic coldness, deficiency of vital energy, and pain in the hands and feet.

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