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Life-Preserving Pill,For patients with leprosy who have taken excessive amounts of harsh, purgative medications: although the disease may have been cured, their qi and blood are depleted, leading to mental exhaustion, impotence, emaciation, drowsiness, weakness in the lower back and legs, and stiffness in the limbs.

Formulas Name : Life-Preserving Pill

Chinese Name : 固命丹

Drug Formulation

4 liang of ginseng, 4 liang of prepared rehmannia root, 6 liang of goji berries, 6 liang of ophiopogon tuber, 1 jin of white poria, 1 jin of angelica root, and 1 jin of epimedium leaves (hairs removed, mixed with wine and steamed).

Source

From *Rescuing the Source of Vitality*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For patients with leprosy who have taken excessive amounts of harsh, purgative medications: although the disease may have been cured, their qi and blood are depleted, leading to mental exhaustion, impotence, emaciation, drowsiness, weakness in the lower back and legs, and stiffness in the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 40 pills per dose, with rice soup or wine as a vehicle.

Life-Preserving Pill,From *Rescuing the Source of Vitality*, Volume 3.,For patients with leprosy who have taken excessive amounts of harsh, purgative medications: although the disease may have been cured, their qi and blood are depleted, leading to mental exhaustion, impotence, emaciation, drowsiness, weakness in the lower back and legs, and stiffness in the limbs.

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