Modified Nourish Yin, Tonify Kidney, and Warm Essence Pills

Modified Nourish Yin, Tonify Kidney, and Warm Essence Pills,

Formulas Name : Modified Nourish Yin, Tonify Kidney, and Warm Essence Pills

Chinese Name : 加减滋阴益肾暖精丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of raw Rehmannia root (dried), 4 qian of Cornus fruit pulp, 6 qian of Huai yam (roasted),6 qian of salt-processed Eucommia, 6 qian of Shayuan Tribulus, 5 qian of Poria cocos, 4 qian of Dipsacus asper, 2 qian of Polygala tenuifolia (flesh), 6 qian of Angelica sinensis root, 4 qian of stir-fried Hangzhou peony root, 4 qian of Golden-haired Dog (dehaired and roasted), 3 qian of Amomum villosum, 4 qian of Huai Achyranthes, 5 qian of Nelumbo nucifera stamens, 2 qian of Guangdong tangerine peel, and 6 qian of soybean hulls.

Source

*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of small mung beans using date paste as a binder.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian each morning and evening, washed down with lightly salted water.

Modified Nourish Yin, Tonify Kidney, and Warm Essence Pills,*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,

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