Eight-Processed Poria Pill

Eight-Processed Poria Pill,For all types of deficiency syndromes.

Formulas Name : Eight-Processed Poria Pill

Chinese Name : 八制茯苓丸

Drug Formulation

2.5 jin of white Poria (must be smooth-skinned and firm; remove the skin, crush into pieces the size of a jujube pit, and divide into 8 portions), 6 liang of Astragalus (slice; add 6 zhong of water, decoct for 3 zhong; add 1 fen of Poria and boil until dry), 4 liang of Cistanche (wash with wine, remove the fibers; add 6 zhong of water, decoct for 3 zhong; add Poria as before),6 qian of ginseng (5 zhong of water, decocted for 3 zhong; cook the Poria as before), 6 liang of sweet goji berries (8 zhong of water, decocted for 3 zhong; cook the Poria as before), 5 liang of psoralea (8 zhong of water, decocted for 3 zhong; cook the Poria as before), half a jin of He Shou Wu (soak in 1 sheng of black beans and 3 jin of decocted water; soak for 2 days in spring and autumn,1 day in summer, and 3 days in winter; use the bean juice from the soaked He Shou Wu to boil Poria as before), 4 liang of autumn stone (dissolve in 3 zhong of water; boil Poria as before), and half a jin of human milk (boil Poria as before).

Source

*Essentials for Expanding the Lineage*, Volume 4.

Processing

Place the processed Poria into a stone mortar and pound into a fine powder; sift through a rice sieve, steam in a steamer until cooked, and roll into pills by hand, each the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For all types of deficiency syndromes.

Instructions for Use

For those seeking to conceive, take one dose morning and evening, 40 pills per dose, washed down with salted water; to darken the beard and improve eyesight, take with boiling plain water.

Note

Avoid liquor and dog meat.

Eight-Processed Poria Pill,*Essentials for Expanding the Lineage*, Volume 4.,For all types of deficiency syndromes.

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