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Elixir for Black Hair

Formulas Name : Elixir for Black Hair

Chinese Name : 黑发仙丹

Drug Formulation

Rehmannia glutinosa (cooked) 1 jin, coix seed 8 liang, Chinese yam 8 liang, mulberry leaf 8 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala 2 liang, Polygonum multiflorum (raw) 2 liang, Sesamum indicum seeds 3 liang, Ginkgo biloba 3 liang, black sesame seeds 4 liang, Schisandra chinensis (northern variety) 2 liang, Sichuan pepper 1 jin, Aconite root bark 4 liang, walnut meat 3 liang, ginseng slices 3 liang (may be omitted).

Source

From *Chuanyaya Neibian*, Volume 3.

Processing

Refine with honey to form pills.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose, washed down with hot water.

Elixir for Black Hair,From *Chuanyaya Neibian*, Volume 3.,

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