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Jin Gui Shen Qi Pills,Warms and tonifies kidney yang; transforms qi and promotes diuresis.

Formulas Name : Jin Gui Shen Qi Pills

Chinese Name : 金匮肾气丸

Drug Formulation

8 liang of dried Rehmannia root, 4 liang of Dioscorea, 4 liang of Cornus officinalis, 3 liang of Alisma, 3 liang of Poria, 3 liang of Moutan bark, 1 liang of Cinnamomum twig, and 1 piece of processed Aconite root.

Source

*Essentials of the Golden Chamber*

Benefits

Warms and tonifies kidney yang; transforms qi and promotes diuresis.

Instructions for Use

Grind the above eight ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a goji berry, and take 15 pills with wine, gradually increasing to 25 pills, twice daily (Modern usage: Mix and grind into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills weighing 10 grams each, and take one pill in the morning and one in the evening with hot water).

Jin Gui Shen Qi Pills,*Essentials of the Golden Chamber*,Warms and tonifies kidney yang; transforms qi and promotes diuresis.

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