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Ji Ji Bu Zhen Dan,For blurred vision and weakness, loose skin and pores, deficient internal organs, exhaustion of true yang, and deficiency of blood and qi.

Formulas Name : Ji Ji Bu Zhen Dan

Chinese Name : 既济补真丹

Drug Formulation

2 large Aconite roots (raw, with skin and pith removed; cut each into 4 slices), Yangqishi (simmered in wine for 3 days, ground to a powder) 1 fen, Fuhuo Lingsha 1 fen (ground to a fine powder), Tianxiong 1 pair (each split into 4 slices, raw, with skin removed; combined with the Aconite roots and half liang of rock salt, simmered in 3 sheng of water until the water is completely evaporated; then sliced, baked dry, and used),Magnetite (capable of attracting 5–7 needles; calcined until red-hot, quenched in vinegar 14 times, ground to a fine powder, washed with water to remove reddish-turbid liquid) half liang (ground separately), Deer Antler (scorched to remove hair, roasted with butter) 1 liang, Elk Antler (scorched to remove hair, roasted with butter) 1 liang,Imported Fennel (roasted) 1 liang, Psoralea (roasted) 1 liang, Sichuan Angelica (soaked in wine overnight, root base removed) 1 liang, Achyranthes (soaked in wine overnight, root base removed) 1 liang,half liang of stalactite powder, half liang of black cardamom, half liang of night-bright sand, half liang of nutmeg (wrapped in flour and slow-roasted), half liang of goji berries, half liang of eucommia bark (peeled and stir-fried with salt), half liang of cloves (not exposed to fire), 2 liang of dodder seeds (rinsed clean, soaked in wine for three nights, and dried in an oven)(Grind all the above herbs into a fine powder), half liang of Arctocarpus umbilicatus (soaked in wine, ground), half liang of Agarwood (not exposed to fire), half liang of Shenqu (roasted) (grind all together into a fine powder), half qian of Musk (ground separately), 1 fen of Benzoin (dissolved in wine, ground separately), 2 liang of sheep’s marrow (ground to a paste),Cistanche 1 liang (first remove salt, grind until extremely fine), Goat testicles 1 pair (remove tendons and membranes, grind until very fine).

Source

*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.

Processing

Combine the latter eight ingredients with 2 sheng of water in a silver or stone vessel; simmer over a double boiler, stirring constantly until it forms a paste. Mix this paste with the previously prepared powder to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For blurred vision and weakness, loose skin and pores, deficient internal organs, exhaustion of true yang, and deficiency of blood and qi.

Instructions for Use

Take 100 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with salted water or warm wine.

Note

Avoid eating mutton.

Ji Ji Bu Zhen Dan,*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.,For blurred vision and weakness, loose skin and pores, deficient internal organs, exhaustion of true yang, and deficiency of blood and qi.

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