Fanben Pills

Fanben Pills,

Formulas Name : Fanben Pills

Chinese Name : 返本丸

Drug Formulation

Yellow-braised beef (remove tendons and membranes; slice; wash several times in river water; soak overnight; wash three more times the next day until the water runs clear; place in a jar with high-quality, ash-free wine; seal tightly with a thick layer of mud; simmer over a moderate fire using mulberry or firewood for one day and one night; remove; the best quality resembles yellow sand—do not use if charred black; dry in an oven and grind into a fine powder for use) 4 liang,Chinese yam (stir-fried with salt) 4 liang, lotus seed (core removed, stir-fried with salt, then salt removed) 4 liang, white Poria 4 liang, fennel seeds (stir-fried) 4 liang.

Source

From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 50, citing *Qiankun Shengyi*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. For every half jin of beef, add 1 jin of the medicinal powder. Steam red dates until tender, remove the skins, and mix them with the powder to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills each time on an empty stomach with wine, three times daily.

Fanben Pills,From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 50, citing *Qiankun Shengyi*.,

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