Immortal Pillow,Formula by Ding Qitai, cited in *The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.,
Immortal Pillow
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Formulas Name : Immortal Pillow
Chinese Name : 神仙枕
Drug Formulation
1 liang Sichuan pepper, 1 liang Platycodon root, 1 liang Schisandra fruit, 1 liang Cypress seed, 1 liang Turmeric, 1 liang Evodia fruit, 1 liang Atractylodes, 1 liang Peppermint, 1 liang Cinnamon bark, 1 liang Ligusticum root, 1 liang Amomum seed, 1 liang Trifoliate orange fruit, 1 liang Whole Angelica root, 1 liang Sichuan Aconite, 1 liang Millenary Herb, 1 liang Acanthopanax bark,1 liang Tribulus terrestris, 1 liang Notopterygium, 1 liang Saposhnikovia, 1 liang Magnolia flower, 1 liang Angelica dahurica, 1 liang Aconite, 1 liang White peony,Gaobin 1 liang, Cistanche 1 liang, Northern Asarum 1 liang, Soapberry 1 liang, Wu Yi 1 liang, Licorice 1 liang, Schizonepeta 1 liang, Chrysanthemum 1 liang, Eucommia 1 liang, Euphorbia 1 liang, Pinellia 1 liang.
Source
Formula by Ding Qitai, cited in *The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and place it in a silk bag. Separately, make a pillow from a thin slab of locust wood, measuring 3 cun 3 fen in height, 4 cun 5 fen in width, and 1 chi 2 cun in length, shaped like a dome. Drill 128 holes on one side, each the size of a paulownia seed. Fill the pillow with the herbal mixture; replace the herbs every 3–5 months.
Instructions for Use
After 100 days, all ailments will be eliminated, and vitality will be greatly enhanced. If both husband and wife use this as a pillow, the effects will be even more remarkable.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Immortal Pillow