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Longevity Pill,Deficiency-cold in the zang-fu organs, with persistent diarrhea and dysentery.

Formulas Name : Longevity Pill

Chinese Name : 保寿丹

Drug Formulation

Aconite Root (roasted, with skin and pith removed) 1 liang, Cardamom (wrapped in flour and slow-roasted) 1 liang, Red Mica (calcined) half a liang, White Ginger (roasted, washed) half a liang, Piper longum half a liang.

Source

From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Deficiency-cold in the zang-fu organs, with persistent diarrhea and dysentery.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with rice water.

Longevity Pill,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.,Deficiency-cold in the zang-fu organs, with persistent diarrhea and dysentery.

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