Kidney-Tonifying Cistanche Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 7.，Chronic kidney deficiency, sallow and sallow complexion, cold feet and tinnitus, emaciated limbs, weakness in the feet and knees, and frequent, thin urine.
Kidney-Tonifying Cistanche Pills
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Formulas Name : Kidney-Tonifying Cistanche Pills
Chinese Name : 补肾肉苁蓉丸
Drug Formulation
Cistanche deserticola 2 liang (soaked in wine, outer skin removed, lightly roasted, and charred), Magnetite 2 liang (quenched in vinegar 7 times, crushed, finely ground, and washed with water), Prepared Rehmannia 2 liang, Cornus officinalis 3 fen, Cinnamon Bark 1 liang, Aconite Root 1 liang (roasted until cracked, skin and pith removed), Dioscorea opposita 3 fen,Achyranthes root 1 liang (stems removed), Heather 3 fen, Poria cocos 3 fen, Alisma 3 fen, Astragalus 3 fen (chopped), Deer antler 2 liang (hair removed, coated with butter and roasted until slightly yellow), Schisandra 3 fen,Dendrobium 1 liang (roots removed, coarsely chopped), Rubus fruit 3 fen, Polygala 3 fen (core removed), Psoralea 1 liang (lightly roasted), Smilax 3 fen,Morinda root 3 fen, Eucommia bark 1 liang (coarse bark removed, lightly roasted until pale yellow, coarsely chopped), Dodder seed 2 liang (soaked in wine for three nights, sun-dried, and ground into a separate powder), White dragon bone 1 liang.
Source
*Shenghui*, Volume 7.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Chronic kidney deficiency, sallow and sallow complexion, cold feet and tinnitus, emaciated limbs, weakness in the feet and knees, and frequent, thin urine.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine; take another dose before the evening meal.
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Kidney-Tonifying Cistanche Pills,Chronic kidney deficiency, sallow and sallow complexion, cold feet and tinnitus, emaciated limbs, weakness in the feet and knees, and frequent, thin urine.