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Eight Sages Pill

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Eight Sages Pill,No seeds.

Formulas Name : Eight Sages Pill

Chinese Name : 八圣丹

Drug Formulation

8 liang of Tribulus terrestris, 4 liang of Sichuan Dipsacus (washed with wine), 4 liang of Rubus chingii (washed with wine, stems removed), 4 liang of dried Lycium barbarum, 2 liang of Cornus officinalis (pits removed, washed with wine), 2 liang of Cuscuta chinensis (boiled in wine), 4 liang of Euryale ferox, and 4 liang of lotus stamen.

Source

From *Compilation of Remarkable Formulas*, Volume 2.

Processing

Mix with steamed buns and wine to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

No seeds.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with hot water on an empty stomach.

Eight Sages Pill,From *Compilation of Remarkable Formulas*, Volume 2.,No seeds.

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