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Formula for Darkening the Beard and Strengthening the Teeth

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Formula for Darkening the Beard and Strengthening the Teeth

Formulas Name : Formula for Darkening the Beard and Strengthening the Teeth

Chinese Name : 乌须固齿方

Drug Formulation

Mòshízi (1 liang each of the Yin and Yang varieties, boiled in vinegar and sun-dried), 1 liang of goji berries (roasted), 1 liang of green salt (placed inside a lychee shell, wrapped in paper, sealed with yellow clay, and heated over a fire until red-hot),4 liang of Eclipta prostrata (washed with wine, marinated for 2 days with 1 liang 2 qian of refined green salt, then soaked in the original washing wine and sun-dried), 1 liang of Angelica sinensis (washed with wine, tails removed), 1 liang of Polygonum multiflorum (stir-fried in green salt water), 1 liang of Lycium barbarum bark (stir-fried), 1 liang of Achyranthes bidentata (washed with wine, stir-fried), 1 liang of Rehmannia glutinosa,Dodder Seed 1 liang (boiled in wine, sun-dried), Northern Asarum 1 liang (root stalk removed).

Source

From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Mo Bao Zhai*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Instructions for Use

Use to rub the teeth; swallow the liquid.

Formula for Darkening the Beard and Strengthening the Teeth,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Mo Bao Zhai*, Volume 1.,

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