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Meat Pill,Effective for all deficiency syndromes in the elderly, as well as for weak stomachs and inability to eat.

Formulas Name : Meat Pill

Chinese Name : 肉丹

Drug Formulation

1 jin of premium lamb meat (remove all tendons, skin, and transverse fibers; cut into chunks; simmer until tender in half a jin of fine wine and 5 sheng of water; bake until dry; grind into a fine powder), 2 liang of deer antler velvet, 2 liang of white atractylodes, 2 liang of shenqu, 1 liang of aconite root, 1 liang of myrobalan fruit, 1 liang of cardamom, 1 liang of processed dried ginger, and half a jin of Chen Cang rice.

Source

From *Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 226).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, soak in boiling water, then knead with steamed buns to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Effective for all deficiency syndromes in the elderly, as well as for weak stomachs and inability to eat.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or rice water before meals.

Meat Pill,From *Ten Convenient and Effective Formulas*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 226).,Effective for all deficiency syndromes in the elderly, as well as for weak stomachs and inability to eat.

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