Empirical He Shou Wu Pills，*Yi Bian*, Volume 1.，For the elderly suffering from debility, deficiency of blood and vital energy, enuresis and urinary incontinence, premature graying of hair, the interplay of dampness and heat, pain in the lower back and waist, aching teeth and weak legs, difficulty walking, and blurred vision.
Empirical He Shou Wu Pills
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Formulas Name : Empirical He Shou Wu Pills
Chinese Name : 经验何首乌丸
Drug Formulation
He Shou Wu 6 liang (soak in black bean water, boil, sun-dry, then boil again; repeat this process seven times), Huang Bai 4 liang (1 liang stir-fried with wine, 1 liang stir-fried with breast milk, 1 liang stir-fried with children’s urine, 1 liang stir-fried with rock salt water), Pine Nut Kernels (shelled, cleaned; half with oil removed, half with oil left intact) 2 liang, Cypress Seed Kernels (shelled) 2 liang,Cuscuta seeds (simmered in wine until soft, then ground into a powder) 2 liang, Cistanche (baked dry with wine, cleaned) 2 liang, Achyranthes root (washed with wine, stem removed) 2 liang,Asparagus root (core removed, dried in an oven) 2 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala (cleaned, oil-free, stems removed) 2 liang, Ophiopogon tuber (core removed, dried in an oven) 2 liang, Poria cocos (peeled) 2 liang, Fennel seeds (fried in wine) 2 liang, Gan Zhou goji berries (washed in wine, fried until dry) 2 liang, Angelica sinensis (washed in wine, fried until dry) 2 liang,White Peony Root 2 liang, Prepared Rehmannia Root (washed with wine, dried in an oven) 2 liang, Raw Rehmannia Root (washed with wine, dried in an oven) 2 liang, Ginseng (stem removed) 1 liang 2 qian, Astragalus (honey-fried) 1 liang 2 qian.
Source
*Yi Bian*, Volume 1.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; add walnut kernels (shells and coarse outer skin removed), grind into a paste, mix with water and refined honey, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For the elderly suffering from debility, deficiency of blood and vital energy, enuresis and urinary incontinence, premature graying of hair, the interplay of dampness and heat, pain in the lower back and waist, aching teeth and weak legs, difficulty walking, and blurred vision.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with wine or rice water. Partial improvement is seen in half a month; full recovery in one month.
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Empirical He Shou Wu Pills,For the elderly suffering from debility, deficiency of blood and vital energy, enuresis and urinary incontinence, premature graying of hair, the interplay of dampness and heat, pain in the lower back and waist, aching teeth and weak legs, difficulty walking, and blurred vision.