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Great Dodder Pills,Deficiency of kidney qi, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” soreness and pain in the legs and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, impotence, and premature ejaculation.

Formulas Name : Great Dodder Pills

Chinese Name : 大菟丝丸

Drug Formulation

3 liang of deer antler, 3 liang of prepared rehmannia root, 3 liang of cistanche, 3 liang of epimedium, 3 liang of poria, 3 liang of dendrobium, 3 liang of achyranthes, 3 liang of saposhnikovia, 3 liang of alisma, 3 liang of corydalis, 3 liang of eucommia, 3 liang of fennel, 3 liang of psoralea, 3 liang of agarwood,3 liang of Piper longum, 3 liang of Mulberry Cuttlefish, 2 liang of Cornus officinalis fruit, 1 liang of Dragon Bone, 1 liang of Dodder Seed, 1 liang of Aconite, 1 liang of Cinnamon Bark, 5 qian of Chuanxiong, 5 qian of Schisandra, and 5 qian of Rubus fruit.

Source

From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.

Processing

Form into pills using rice paste.

Benefits

Deficiency of kidney qi, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” soreness and pain in the legs and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, impotence, and premature ejaculation.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with lightly salted water.

Great Dodder Pills,From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.,Deficiency of kidney qi, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” soreness and pain in the legs and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, impotence, and premature ejaculation.

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