Modified Xianmao Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.,
Modified Xianmao Pills
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Formulas Name : Modified Xianmao Pills
Chinese Name : 加减仙茅丸
Drug Formulation
Xianmao 2 jin (soak in rice water for 5 days; drain off the red liquid; peel with a copper knife; chop finely with a copper knife; in summer, soak for only 3 days; dry in the shade, away from sunlight; when dry, it weighs 1 jin), Atractylodes lancea 2 jin (soak in rice water for 5 days, or 2 days if necessary; peel; bake until dry; when weighed, it amounts to 1 jin), Poria cocos (peeled) 8 liang,Plantain Seeds 12 liang, Fennel (roasted until fragrant) 8 liang, Goji Berries 1 jin, Raw Rehmannia Root (baked dry) 4 liang, Prepared Rehmannia Root (baked dry) 4 liang, Pine Nut Kernels (lightly roasted until yellow, then pounded) 8 liang.
Source
From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from wine and cooked flour to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.
Instructions for Use
Take 50–60 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with warm wine; take twice daily, gradually increasing the dose to 70–80 pills.
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Modified Xianmao Pills