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Life-Preserving Pill

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Life-Preserving Pill,When yin energy is excessively strong, the five viscera become clouded and turbid; one feels exhausted after eating; and even before middle age, signs of decline set in prematurely.

Formulas Name : Life-Preserving Pill

Chinese Name : 护命丹

Drug Formulation

Gastrodia elata (chopped) 4 liang, Achyranthes root (stems removed, chopped) 4 liang, Asclepias seed 1 jin (rinsed clean, stir-fried until golden).

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 198.

Processing

Place the ingredients in a silk bag and steep in wine for seven days and seven nights. Remove the herbs, stir-fry until dry, and grind into a fine powder. Use the wine in which the herbs were steeped to make a paste, then form it into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

When yin energy is excessively strong, the five viscera become clouded and turbid; one feels exhausted after eating; and even before middle age, signs of decline set in prematurely.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with wine.

Life-Preserving Pill,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 198.,When yin energy is excessively strong, the five viscera become clouded and turbid; one feels exhausted after eating; and even before middle age, signs of decline set in prematurely.

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