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Great Tonifying and Longevity Paste

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Great Tonifying and Longevity Paste,For symptoms of deficiency of both qi and blood.

Formulas Name : Great Tonifying and Longevity Paste

Chinese Name : 大补延龄膏

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Codonopsis, 1 liang of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 1 liang of Scrophularia, 1 liang of Astragalus, 1 liang of Atractylodes, 1 liang of Akebia, 1 liang of Raw Rehmannia, 1 liang of Prepared Rehmannia, 1 liang of Chuanxiong (soaked in wine), 1 liang of Angelica sinensis (soaked in wine), 1 liang of Paeonia lactiflora (soaked in wine), 1 liang of Aconite, 1 liang of Cornus fruit,Fragrant Angelica Root 1 liang, Huai Mountain Yam 1 liang, Notopterygium Root 1 liang, Fangfeng 1 liang, Bupleurum Root 1 liang, Qin Jiao 1 liang, Atractylodes Lancea 1 liang, Magnolia Bark 1 liang, Green Tangerine Peel 1 liang, Dried Tangerine Peel 1 liang, Wuyao 1 liang, Apricot Kernel 1 liang, Cyperus Rhizome 1 liang, Perilla Seed 1 liang, Fritillaria Bulb 1 liang, Raw Pinellia Rhizome 1 liang, Raw Pinellia Tuber 1 liang,1 liang of Zhi Shi, 1 liang of Dan Pi, 1 liang of Di Gu Pi, 1 liang of Sang Bai Pi, 1 liang of Tu Si Zi, 1 liang of She Chuang Zi, 1 liang of Du Zhong, 1 liang of Niu Xi, 1 liang of Xu Duan, 1 liang of Zhi Gan Cao, 1 liang of Po Gu Zhi, 1 liang of Huang Bai, 1 liang of Zhi Mu, 1 liang of Suo Yang,1 liang of Morinda root, 1 liang of walnut kernels, 1 liang of Schisandra berries, 1 liang of Asparagus root, 1 liang of Ophiopogon tuber, 1 liang of jujube seeds, 1 liang of taxus seeds, 1 liang of Polygala root (roasted),Cardamom Seed 1 liang, Evodia Fruit 1 liang, Star Anise 1 liang, Clematis Root 1 liang, Rubus Fruit 1 liang, Melia Fruit 1 liang, Plantain Seed 1 liang, Alisma Rhizome 1 liang, Amomum Seed 1 liang, Coptis Rhizome 1 liang, Scutellaria Root 1 liang, Black Gardenia Fruit 1 liang, Rhubarb 1 liang,Cinnamon Twig 1 liang, Safflower 1 liang, Areca Nut 1 liang, Smilax Seed 1 liang, Processed Tortoise Shell 1 liang, Golden Rosehip 1 liang, Gallnut 1 liang, Dragon Bone 1 liang, Oyster Shell 1 liang, Fresh Ginger 2 liang, Dried Ginger 2 liang, White Part of Green Onion 2 liang, White Part of Chinese Leek 2 liang, Garlic Cloves 2 liang, Dried Mugwort 2 liang, Platycladus Leaf 2 liang,8 liang of Sophora japonica twigs, 8 liang of willow twigs, 8 liang of mulberry twigs, 8 liang of peach twigs, 8 liang of holly twigs, 8 liang of fresh chrysanthemum flowers, 1 plant of Xanthium strumarium, 1 plant of Impatiens, 1 liang of Acorus tatarinowii, 1 liang of white mustard seeds, 1 liang of radish seeds, 1 liang of Sichuan pepper, 1 liang of jujubes, 1 liang of black plums, 3 liang of hair balls.

Source

*Li Ye*.

Benefits

For symptoms of deficiency of both qi and blood.

Instructions for Use

Use a total of 20 jin of oil, divided into batches for decoction and reduction. Then add: 1 jin of lead powder (roasted), 4 liang of toseng, 4 liang of purified colophony, 1 liang of cinnabar, 1 liang of wood fragrant, 1 liang of amomum, 1 liang of cassia bark, 1 liang of cloves, 1 liang of sandalwood, 1 liang of realgar, 1 liang of alum, 1 liang of mercury oxide, 1 liang of agarwood,processed frankincense 1 liang, processed myrrh 1 liang; separately prepare turtle glue and deer glue (steamed with wine until dissolved). After the elixir has set, stir until lukewarm; test with one drop—if it does not explode, add the glue and stir over a thousand times until uniform. Adding cassia bark and musk as carriers yields even better results.

Great Tonifying and Longevity Paste,*Li Ye*.,For symptoms of deficiency of both qi and blood.

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