Longevity Treasure Pill

Longevity Treasure Pill,

Formulas Name : Longevity Treasure Pill

Chinese Name : 延龄聚宝丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of He Shou Wu (peeled), 1 liang of Chi Bai, 8 liang of raw Rehmannia root (plump and tender), 4 liang of prepared Rehmannia root (fresh and tender; both must not come into contact with iron), 4 liang of white Poria (peeled), 4 liang of lotus stamen,4 liang of mulberry fruit (purple-black), 4 liang of sweet chrysanthemum flowers (home-grown, yellow and white varieties), 4 liang of locust pods (harvested on the 11th day of the 11th month, stir-fried until yellow), 4 liang of Acanthopanax bark (authentic), Asparagus root (core removed) and Ophiopogon root (core removed), Maoshan Atractylodes (peeled, soaked in rice water overnight; avoid contact with iron)2 liang 5 qian, Acorus tatarinowii (1 cun long with 9 nodes), Xanthium seeds (roasted, pounded to remove spines), Polygonatum (fresh and plump), Cistanche (washed in wine, with the inner membrane removed), Lycium barbarum (stems removed, crushed), Ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala (extremely white and oil-free),Angelica sinensis (fresh and tender), Gastrodia elata (resembling the tip of an ox’s horn), Saposhnikovia divaricata (stem removed), Achyranthes bidentata (washed in wine), Eucommia ulmoides (soaked in ginger juice overnight, then stir-fried until the fibers break), licorice root (peeled, roasted), and Tribulus terrestris from Shayuan (stir-fried, pounded to remove spines).

Source

From *Fushou Jingfang*.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients, place them in a raw silk bag, and add 9 dou of ash-free, high-proof liquor. Soak in a porcelain jar for 10 days in spring, 7 days in summer, and 14 days in fall and winter, then remove the herb bag. Drain thoroughly, sun-dry, grind into a fine powder, and mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills at a time, washed down with ash-free wine. Take 3 small cups of the medicinal wine at the fifth watch each morning, then lie down for a short while; follow this routine year-round. If you feel a sense of emptiness in the abdomen, take 3 cups while sitting up at night—this is most beneficial.

Note

After taking the wine, strictly avoid raw or cold foods, as well as scallions, garlic, Chinese chives, radishes, and fish. Detach yourself from worldly concerns and practice this regimen with sincere devotion without interruption.

Longevity Treasure Pill,From *Fushou Jingfang*.,

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