Eight Immortals Longevity Pills，From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 4.，For the elderly with yin deficiency, characterized by weak and limp tendons and bones, a dull or lackluster complexion, poor appetite and excessive phlegm, shortness of breath or coughing, frequent or difficult urination and bowel movements, impotence, and weakness in the feet and knees; for those with chronic kidney qi deficiency, presenting as emaciation, weakness, night sweats, and intermittent fever and thirst; and for those with deficient fire causing toothache and tinnitus due to kidney deficiency.
Eight Immortals Longevity Pills
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Formulas Name : Eight Immortals Longevity Pills
Chinese Name : 八仙长寿丸
Drug Formulation
Large-sized Huai Rehmannia (tossed with wine, steamed in a sandpot for one day until blackened, snapped in half, and slowly roasted until dry) 8 liang; Cornus officinalis (tossed with wine and steamed, pitted) 4 liang; Poria cocos (peeled and with woody fibers removed) 3 liang; Moutan bark (de-veined) 3 liang; Liaoning Schisandra (stems removed) 2 liang;Ophiopogon tuber (moistened with water, core removed) 2 liang, Dried Chinese yam 2 liang, Amomum seed (shell removed, stir-fried in salt water) 2 liang.
Source
From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For the elderly with yin deficiency, characterized by weak and limp tendons and bones, a dull or lackluster complexion, poor appetite and excessive phlegm, shortness of breath or coughing, frequent or difficult urination and bowel movements, impotence, and weakness in the feet and knees; for those with chronic kidney qi deficiency, presenting as emaciation, weakness, night sweats, and intermittent fever and thirst; and for those with deficient fire causing toothache and tinnitus due to kidney deficiency.
Instructions for Use
Take on an empty stomach with warm wine; or take with salt-fried soup; in summer and fall, take with boiling water.
Note
Avoid iron utensils.
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Eight Immortals Longevity Pills,For the elderly with yin deficiency, characterized by weak and limp tendons and bones, a dull or lackluster complexion, poor appetite and excessive phlegm, shortness of breath or coughing, frequent or difficult urination and bowel movements, impotence, and weakness in the feet and knees; for those with chronic kidney qi deficiency, presenting as emaciation, weakness, night sweats, and intermittent fever and thirst; and for those with deficient fire causing toothache and tinnitus due to kidney deficiency.