Formula for Nourishing the Weak: Black-and-White Pill

Formula for Nourishing the Weak: Black-and-White Pill,In the elderly, with deficiency and depletion of qi and blood, insufficient essence and blood fail to nourish and protect the meridians; the spirit becomes withered and exhausted; walking is unsteady and trembling; tendons and vessels are lax and slack; and vision is hazy.

Formulas Name : Formula for Nourishing the Weak: Black-and-White Pill

Chinese Name : 扶羸黑白丹

Drug Formulation

Mile antler (remove the bed bone, skin, and hair; soak in wine overnight; roast with butter until golden yellow—Black Dan Formula) and deer antler (prepared according to the method for mile antler), each in equal parts; and stalactite powder (White Dan Formula).

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 265), citing *Family-Treasure Formulas of Empirical Experience*.

Processing

Black Pill: Grind all ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wine paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed. White Pill: Mix with glutinous rice paste to form pills. Take these two pills alternately. If one feels a deficiency of blood, increase the dosage of the Black Pill. Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with warm wine or rice drink.

Benefits

In the elderly, with deficiency and depletion of qi and blood, insufficient essence and blood fail to nourish and protect the meridians; the spirit becomes withered and exhausted; walking is unsteady and trembling; tendons and vessels are lax and slack; and vision is hazy.

Formula for Nourishing the Weak: Black-and-White Pill,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 265), citing *Family-Treasure Formulas of Empirical Experience*.,In the elderly, with deficiency and depletion of qi and blood, insufficient essence and blood fail to nourish and protect the meridians; the spirit becomes withered and exhausted; walking is unsteady and trembling; tendons and vessels are lax and slack; and vision is hazy.

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