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Eight Immortals Nourishing Pill,Consumptive disorders.

Formulas Name : Eight Immortals Nourishing Pill

Chinese Name : 八仙滋补丹

Drug Formulation

One bowl of colostrum from a first-time mother, one bowl of lotus root juice, one bowl of daikon radish juice, and one bowl of pear juice (for those who eat meat, add one bowl of chive juice).

Source

*Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 2.

Processing

Simmer until the mixture turns green; refine 1 jin of white honey; roast 3 sheng of small black beans until their properties are preserved; grind into a powder; mix with the refined honey to form pills.

Benefits

Consumptive disorders.

Instructions for Use

Each pill weighs 1 qian 5 fen; coat with cinnabar. Take with boiling water, 3 doses per day.

Eight Immortals Nourishing Pill，*Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 2.，Consumptive disorders.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 18, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 18, 2026

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