Double-Tonifying Pills

Double-Tonifying Pills,All forms of deficiency and debility, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” a sallow and dark complexion, dry lips and mouth, thirst, dim vision and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, poor appetite and mental fatigue, nightmares and anxiety, aching limbs, alternating chills and fever with night sweats, tightness in the lower abdomen, frequent and scanty urination, and various gynecological disorders.

Formulas Name : Double-Tonifying Pills

Chinese Name : 双补丸

Drug Formulation

Deer Antler Powder 3 liang, Prepared Rehmannia Root (washed, then steamed) 1 liang, Agarwood 1 liang, Dodder Seed (soaked in wine, steamed, ground, and roasted) 1 liang, Rubus Fruit (stems and calyxes removed) 1 liang, Poria (peeled) 1 liang, Ginseng (root base removed) 1 liang, Xuan Wood Apple 1 liang, Coix Seed (roasted) 1 liang,Astragalus (roasted) 1 liang,Cistanche (washed, soaked in wine) 1 liang, Schisandra (stems removed, stir-fried) 1 liang, Dendrobium (roots removed, stir-fried) 1 liang, Angelica (root base removed, soaked in oil) 1 liang, Alisma (cut into chunks and steamed) 1 liang, Musk 1 qian (ground separately), Cinnabar half a liang (ground separately, used as a coating).

Source

From *Simple Formulas*, citing *Formulas of the Original Source* (see *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 150).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

All forms of deficiency and debility, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” a sallow and dark complexion, dry lips and mouth, thirst, dim vision and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, poor appetite and mental fatigue, nightmares and anxiety, aching limbs, alternating chills and fever with night sweats, tightness in the lower abdomen, frequent and scanty urination, and various gynecological disorders.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose on an empty stomach with salted water.

Double-Tonifying Pills,From *Simple Formulas*, citing *Formulas of the Original Source* (see *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 150).,All forms of deficiency and debility, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” a sallow and dark complexion, dry lips and mouth, thirst, dim vision and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, poor appetite and mental fatigue, nightmares and anxiety, aching limbs, alternating chills and fever with night sweats, tightness in the lower abdomen, frequent and scanty urination, and various gynecological disorders.

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