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Eight-Treasure Pill,For deficiency syndromes.

Formulas Name : Eight-Treasure Pill

Chinese Name : 八宝妆丸

Drug Formulation

Eight-Ingredient Pills, Kidney-Nourishing Pills, Deer Antler Powder Pills, Dodder Seed Pills, Essence-Consolidating Pills, Astragalus Pills, Fennel Pills, and Deer Antler Pills.

Source

From *Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.

Processing

Purchase one dose of each of the above, combine them to make a total of 1 liang, place in a porcelain container, and soak in ash-free wine overnight until the consistency is just right. Using a bamboo or wooden mallet, pound the mixture several thousand times on a clean table. Then add one Tianxiong root,one large Aconite root; roast them until powdered, mix thoroughly into the mixture, and pound another 1,000 times. Soak again in ash-free wine overnight. The next day, pound another 1,000 times to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For deficiency syndromes.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with salted water or wine as preferred. Increase the dose by 20 pills daily until reaching 30–50 pills, at which point stop. Press down with a dry object.

Eight-Treasure Pill,From *Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.,For deficiency syndromes.

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