Longevity and Vitality Pills，From *Collected Formulas of Wang Shigong*, cited in *Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 2.，Indicated for the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, various deficiencies and debilities, sallow and haggard complexion, emaciation, erectile dysfunction in middle age, lack of vitality, premature graying of hair and beard before the age of fifty, as well as left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, difficulty walking, pain in the lower back and knees, and deficiency-cold in the lower jiao.
Longevity and Vitality Pills
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Formulas Name : Longevity and Vitality Pills
Chinese Name : 延龄固本丸
Drug Formulation
Ginseng 2 qian, Cinnamon Bark 2 qian, Angelica Root 2 qian, Chive Seeds (boiled in liquor) 2 qian, Goji Berries 2 qian, Poria Slices 2 qian, Chinese Yam 2 qian, Dodder Cake 2 qian, Cornus Fruit 2 qian, Cnidium Seeds 2 qian, Achyranthes Root 2 qian, Prepared Rehmannia Root 4 liang, Polygonum Multiflorum (steamed 9 times) 4 liang,Cistanche (de-alkylated, washed with wine) 4 liang,1 large Aconite root (soaked and boiled in a child’s urine), 10 pigeon eggs (shelled and roasted into powder), yellow dog kidney (1 pair, inner and outer; fried in butter), Plantain seeds 1 liang, black donkey kidney (1 pair, including seeds; tendons removed with a bamboo knife; simmered with Cistanche in wine for one day and one night), deer antlers 1 pair (fried in butter).
Source
From *Collected Formulas of Wang Shigong*, cited in *Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from donkey kidneys and Cistanche to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Indicated for the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, various deficiencies and debilities, sallow and haggard complexion, emaciation, erectile dysfunction in middle age, lack of vitality, premature graying of hair and beard before the age of fifty, as well as left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, difficulty walking, pain in the lower back and knees, and deficiency-cold in the lower jiao.
Instructions for Use
Take 100 pills per dose, washed down with yellow wine or boiling water.
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Longevity and Vitality Pills,Indicated for the Five Labors and Seven Injuries, various deficiencies and debilities, sallow and haggard complexion, emaciation, erectile dysfunction in middle age, lack of vitality, premature graying of hair and beard before the age of fifty, as well as left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, difficulty walking, pain in the lower back and knees, and deficiency-cold in the lower jiao.