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Four Deficiencies Pill

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Four Deficiencies Pill

Formulas Name : Four Deficiencies Pill

Chinese Name : 四虚丹

Drug Formulation

Hongguang (mica powder), Qianqiu (selaginella), Wansui (alismum), Cimo Shi (cuscuta seed).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 94.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using white pine resin.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine.

Four Deficiencies Pill,*Shenghui*, Volume 94.,

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