Four Sages’ Chao Yuan Pill

Four Sages’ Chao Yuan Pill,For various conditions of deficiency and weakness, depletion of the lower jiao, weakness in the legs and feet, spleen and stomach deficiency, dizziness and blurred vision, and fatigue in the limbs.

Formulas Name : Four Sages’ Chao Yuan Pill

Chinese Name : 四圣朝元丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of prepared rehmannia root (stir-fried with amomum), 1 liang each of cinnamon bark and Sichuan pepper (stir-fried after removing the seeds), 4 liang of fennel seeds (stir-fried), 1 liang of Poria cocos, 1 liang of Polygonum multiflorum (steamed with black beans), 1 liang of Achyranthes root (soaked in wine), 1 liang of dried Chinese yam, 1 liang of Eucommia bark (roasted with butter),Goji berries 1 liang, Angelica sinensis (washed with wine) 1 liang, Agarwood 5 qian, Wood Fragrance (not exposed to fire) 5 qian, Atractylodes lancea 1 jin (soaked in 4 liang each of wine, vinegar, salt, and water for 5 days in spring, 3 days in summer, 7 days in fall, and 10 days in winter, then dried in an oven).

Source

*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 64.

Processing

Grind each of the above ingredients into a fine powder, then mix with high-quality wine to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For various conditions of deficiency and weakness, depletion of the lower jiao, weakness in the legs and feet, spleen and stomach deficiency, dizziness and blurred vision, and fatigue in the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine; if you do not drink alcohol, take them with lightly salted water.

Four Sages’ Chao Yuan Pill,*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 64.,For various conditions of deficiency and weakness, depletion of the lower jiao, weakness in the legs and feet, spleen and stomach deficiency, dizziness and blurred vision, and fatigue in the limbs.

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