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Divine Elixir for Preserving True Essence

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Divine Elixir for Preserving True Essence,For men with deficiency of primordial yang qi and women suffering from the “Seven Injuries,” who are gradually becoming emaciated, find food unappetizing, and have cold and dampness in the small intestine and bladder with excessive clear urine; for women with various cold-related disorders before and after childbirth, including red and white leukorrhea, metrorrhagia, chronic uterine cold, a sallow and withered complexion, and fatigue in the limbs.

Formulas Name : Divine Elixir for Preserving True Essence

Chinese Name : 神仙固真丹

Drug Formulation

Atractylodes lancea 1 jin (sliced, soaked in rice washing water), Sichuan Aconite 1 liang (roasted, peeled and de-tipped, sliced), rock salt 1 liang, Sichuan Melia fruit (pitted), Angelica sinensis, Goji berries 1 liang each, Fennel (roasted) 1 liang, Polygonum multiflorum (roasted with Atractylodes until golden) 1 liang, Cuscuta seed (soaked in wine) 1 liang,Rehmannia root 1 liang (finely chopped, dried in an oven).

Source

From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 219.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with 1 jin of finely ground Atractylodes, then combine with wine to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For men with deficiency of primordial yang qi and women suffering from the “Seven Injuries,” who are gradually becoming emaciated, find food unappetizing, and have cold and dampness in the small intestine and bladder with excessive clear urine; for women with various cold-related disorders before and after childbirth, including red and white leukorrhea, metrorrhagia, chronic uterine cold, a sallow and withered complexion, and fatigue in the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose; men should swallow them with wine, while women should swallow them with vinegar-infused water.

Divine Elixir for Preserving True Essence,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 219.,For men with deficiency of primordial yang qi and women suffering from the “Seven Injuries,” who are gradually becoming emaciated, find food unappetizing, and have cold and dampness in the small intestine and bladder with excessive clear urine; for women with various cold-related disorders before and after childbirth, including red and white leukorrhea, metrorrhagia, chronic uterine cold, a sallow and withered complexion, and fatigue in the limbs.

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