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Liver-Nourishing and Kidney-Tonifying Paste

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Liver-Nourishing and Kidney-Tonifying Paste

Formulas Name : Liver-Nourishing and Kidney-Tonifying Paste

Chinese Name : 肝滋肾膏

Drug Formulation

3 liang of ginseng (sliced and roasted through paper), 8 liang of prepared rehmannia root (cut into chunks and roasted), 3 liang of jujube seeds (roasted until cooked), 2 liang of angelica root (mixed with wine, sun-dried, and roasted), 4 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala from chicken thighs (mixed with human milk, sun-dried, and roasted),2 liang of white peony root (mixed with honey and wine, sun-dried, then stir-fried), 2 liang 4 qian of white Poria (roasted), 1 liang 5 qian of Polygala root (core removed, thoroughly simmered in licorice juice, sun-dried, then roasted), 2 liang of male Achyranthes root (mixed with wine, sun-dried, then stir-fried), 2 liang of Ophiopogon tuber (core removed, mixed with aged rice and stir-fried until dry; remove the rice before use),Schisandra berries 1 liang 2 qian (flattened, mixed with honey and wine, steamed, then stir-fried), Cinnamon bark 8 qian (coarse outer bark scraped off just before grinding; grind into a fine powder and add to the ointment later), Prepared Rehmannia root 6 liang (cut into chunks), Sour jujube seeds 3 liang (stir-fried until cooked, then crushed), Angelica root 2 liang (mixed with wine, sun-dried, then stir-fried),Chicken-Leg Atractylodes 4 liang (mixed with human milk, sun-dried, and stir-fried until golden), White Peony Root 1 liang 5 qian (mixed with honey and wine, sun-dried, and stir-fried), Poria Sclerotium 2 liang 4 qian, Polygala Root (core removed, boiled thoroughly with licorice, and sun-dried)1 liang 5 qian, Huai Achyranthes root 2 liang (mixed with wine, sun-dried), Schisandra berries 1 liang (crushed), Ophiopogon tuber (core removed, mixed with aged rice, stir-fried until golden) 2 liang, Cinnamon bark 8 qian(Remove all coarse outer skin just before decoction. First, use 2 jin of lotus seeds with the hearts removed; decoct in clear water to extract the first and second decoctions, then remove the lotus seeds. Add the above herbs and decoct to extract the first and second decoctions; strain out the residue and simmer over low heat until a thick paste is formed).

Source

*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 11.

Processing

Mix the decoction with the finely ground herbs from the previous formula to form pills.

Instructions for Use

Take 4 qian every night, washed down with longan soup.

Liver-Nourishing and Kidney-Tonifying Paste,*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 11.,

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