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Enhanced Rehmannia Pills

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Enhanced Rehmannia Pills,For patients whose genital sores have healed but whose vital essence and blood have not yet been restored.

Formulas Name : Enhanced Rehmannia Pills

Chinese Name : 加味地黄丸

Drug Formulation

8 liang of Prepared Rehmannia (simmered in wine), 4 liang of Cornus officinalis, 4 liang of Chinese yam, 2 liang 5 qian of Poria, 2 liang 5 qian of Moutan bark, 2 liang of Alisma, 3 liang of Angelica root, and 3 liang of Goji berries.

Source

*Complete Book of Experience on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder. Pound the prepared Rehmannia root until extremely smooth, then mix it with the other powders. If the mixture is too dry, add refined honey and pound it another 1,000 strokes with a pestle. Form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For patients whose genital sores have healed but whose vital essence and blood have not yet been restored.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, washed down with lightly salted water in the morning and evening.

Enhanced Rehmannia Pills,*Complete Book of Experience on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 6.,For patients whose genital sores have healed but whose vital essence and blood have not yet been restored.

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