Four Treasures Divine Elixir

Four Treasures Divine Elixir,For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries.

Formulas Name : Four Treasures Divine Elixir

Chinese Name : 四宝大神丹

Drug Formulation

5 sheng of horse-feed beans (processed 9 times with mixed-bath oil), 8 liang of astragalus (processed 7 times with human milk), 4 liang of white angelica (washed with wine), 2 dou of rosehip (remove inner seeds and hairs, remove outer thorns, rinse thoroughly, boil into a paste; just before finishing, add 1–2 zhan of children’s urine).

Source

From *Supplements to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 8, citing *Family Treasure Formulas*.

Processing

Combine the first three ingredients with the golden rosehip paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with longan soup.

Note

Avoid fishy or foul-smelling foods, trigger foods, and sexual activity.

Four Treasures Divine Elixir,From *Supplements to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 8, citing *Family Treasure Formulas*.,For the Five Labors and Seven Injuries.

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