Gengsheng Pills，From *The Classic of the Pure Maiden*, cited in Volume 17 of *The External Pavilion*.，Men suffering from the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” with yin deficiency causing reduced urine output, a shrunken scrotum with sores, pain in the lower back and waist, inability to bend forward or backward, coldness in the kneecaps, occasional heat and itching, or occasional swelling making walking difficult, tearing due to eye inflammation, blurred distant vision,coughing and shortness of breath, a withered and sallow complexion, a taut and tight sensation around the navel with pain radiating to the bladder, blood in the urine, pain and injury to the penis, occasional dribbling of urine, red-yellow stains on sweat-soaked clothing, or dreams of fear and terror, a dry mouth and stiff tongue, a strong desire to drink water, irregular appetite, or insufficient strength, frequent episodes of qi reversal—all resulting from violating the seven taboos, thereby causing these labor and injury conditions.
Gengsheng Pills
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Formulas Name : Gengsheng Pills
Chinese Name : 更生丸
Drug Formulation
Poria 4 fen (if suffering from indigestion, add 1 to 3 fen); Acorus 4 fen (if suffering from deafness, add 1 to 3 fen); Cornus officinalis 4 fen (if suffering from itching, add 1 to 3 fen); Trichosanthes root 4 fen (if suffering from fever and thirst, add 1 to 3 fen); Cuscuta seed 4 fen (if suffering from atrophy and diarrhea, add 1 to 2 fen);Achyranthes root 4 fen (if joints are stiff, double the dose), cinnabar 4 fen (if there is internal injury, add 1 to 3 fen), dried rehmannia root 7 fen (if there is restlessness and fever, add 1 to 3 fen), Asarum root 4 fen (if vision is blurry, add 1 to 3 fen), Saposhnikovia root 4 fen (if there is wind-pathogen, add 1 to 3 fen),Dioscorea 0.4 fen (if there is itching due to yin dampness, add 1 to 0.3 fen), Dipsacus 0.4 fen (if there are hemorrhoids, double the dose), Cnidium 0.4 fen (if there is shortness of breath, add 1 to 0.3 fen), Taxus 0.4 fen (if there is weakness, double the dose), Morinda 0.4 fen (if there is atrophy and weakness, add 1 to 0.3 fen),Tianxiong 4 fen (roasted; if there is wind, add 1 to 3 fen), Yuanzhi Pi 4 fen (for fright and restlessness, add 1 to 3 fen), Shihu 4 fen (if there is body pain, double the dose), Duzhong 4 fen (if there is lower back pain due to loss of yang, add 1 to 3 fen), Congrong 4 fen (if there is cold-induced atrophy, double the dose).
Source
From *The Classic of the Pure Maiden*, cited in Volume 17 of *The External Pavilion*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a tung tree seed.
Benefits
Men suffering from the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” with yin deficiency causing reduced urine output, a shrunken scrotum with sores, pain in the lower back and waist, inability to bend forward or backward, coldness in the kneecaps, occasional heat and itching, or occasional swelling making walking difficult, tearing due to eye inflammation, blurred distant vision,coughing and shortness of breath, a withered and sallow complexion, a taut and tight sensation around the navel with pain radiating to the bladder, blood in the urine, pain and injury to the penis, occasional dribbling of urine, red-yellow stains on sweat-soaked clothing, or dreams of fear and terror, a dry mouth and stiff tongue, a strong desire to drink water, irregular appetite, or insufficient strength, frequent episodes of qi reversal—all resulting from violating the seven taboos, thereby causing these labor and injury conditions.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 pills per dose, before meals, three times daily. Gradually increase the dose as needed until relief is felt. It may also be taken as a powder, mixed with thin congee and taken in one fangcun-measured spoonful. Relief is felt in 7 days, full recovery in 10 days, and by 30 days, vital energy is restored. Long-term use will make one feel younger even in old age.
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Gengsheng Pills,Men suffering from the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” with yin deficiency causing reduced urine output, a shrunken scrotum with sores, pain in the lower back and waist, inability to bend forward or backward, coldness in the kneecaps, occasional heat and itching, or occasional swelling making walking difficult, tearing due to eye inflammation, blurred distant vision,coughing and shortness of breath, a withered and sallow complexion, a taut and tight sensation around the navel with pain radiating to the bladder, blood in the urine, pain and injury to the penis, occasional dribbling of urine, red-yellow stains on sweat-soaked clothing, or dreams of fear and terror, a dry mouth and stiff tongue, a strong desire to drink water, irregular appetite, or insufficient strength, frequent episodes of qi reversal—all resulting from violating the seven taboos, thereby causing these labor and injury conditions.