Kidney-Tonifying Magnetite Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 102.，For liver and kidney qi deficiency causing upward surging of qi, resulting in dim vision, blurred distance vision, occasional black spots, and the gradual development of cataracts.
Kidney-Tonifying Magnetite Pills
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Formulas Name : Kidney-Tonifying Magnetite Pills
Chinese Name : 补肾磁石丸
Drug Formulation
Magnetite (burned until bright red, quenched in vinegar 7 times) 1 liang, Cistanche (soaked in wine, sliced, and roasted) 1 liang, Dodder Seed (soaked in wine overnight, then dried over low heat) 1 liang, Sweet Chrysanthemum Flower 1 liang, Oyster Shell 1 liang.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 102.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 15 male sparrows, remove their beaks, feathers, and feet, but leave the intestines and stomach intact. Boil them with 2 liang of rock salt and 3 sheng of water until the sparrows are completely tender, stopping when the water is nearly gone. Remove them, pound them into a paste, mix with the herbal powder, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For liver and kidney qi deficiency causing upward surging of qi, resulting in dim vision, blurred distance vision, occasional black spots, and the gradual development of cataracts.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with warm wine.
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Kidney-Tonifying Magnetite Pills,For liver and kidney qi deficiency causing upward surging of qi, resulting in dim vision, blurred distance vision, occasional black spots, and the gradual development of cataracts.