Grass and Calcareous Milk Pills，From *A Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 22, citing Cao Gong’s formula.，For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury that damage the lungs, resulting in shortness of breath; for men in advanced age whose yang qi has ceased, manifesting as cold hands and feet, a sense of deficiency in the chest, bone marrow deficiency causing lower back pain, numbness in the legs, restlessness, dry mouth, and inability to eat; and for chronic deficiency of leg qi, with a deep and fine pulse.
Grass and Calcareous Milk Pills
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Formulas Name : Grass and Calcareous Milk Pills
Chinese Name : 草钟乳丸
Drug Formulation
2 liang of stalactite (ground separately until fine), 1 liang of dodder seeds (soaked in wine overnight, then pounded separately), 1 liang of dendrobium, and half a liang of evodia.
Source
From *A Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 22, citing Cao Gong’s formula.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury that damage the lungs, resulting in shortness of breath; for men in advanced age whose yang qi has ceased, manifesting as cold hands and feet, a sense of deficiency in the chest, bone marrow deficiency causing lower back pain, numbness in the legs, restlessness, dry mouth, and inability to eat; and for chronic deficiency of leg qi, with a deep and fine pulse.
Instructions for Use
Take 7 pills on an empty stomach, twice daily. After taking the pills, walk several hundred steps, then drink 3 he of warm wine. Walk another 200–300 steps; when heat is felt in the mouth and chest and the heat subsides, eat plain rice and soy milk. After one day, resume normal eating, but ensure warmth and rest. If effectiveness is felt after taking half a course, continue with three more courses.
Note
Avoid exposure to foul odors, such as those from corpses, and do not consume coarse, foul-smelling, or stale food. For the first 7 days of treatment, refrain from sexual intercourse; after 7 days, you may resume as desired, though excessive activity should still be avoided.
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Grass and Calcareous Milk Pills,For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury that damage the lungs, resulting in shortness of breath; for men in advanced age whose yang qi has ceased, manifesting as cold hands and feet, a sense of deficiency in the chest, bone marrow deficiency causing lower back pain, numbness in the legs, restlessness, dry mouth, and inability to eat; and for chronic deficiency of leg qi, with a deep and fine pulse.