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Ox Marrow Pills,For all kinds of diseases characterized by debility, emaciation, and exhaustion.

Formulas Name : Ox Marrow Pills

Chinese Name : 牛髓丸

Drug Formulation

2 sheng of ox marrow, 2 sheng of sheep marrow, 2 sheng of white honey, 2 sheng of clarified butter, 2 sheng of date paste, 20 zhu of Poria (or Poria with the spirit in one formula), 20 zhu of Ophiopogon, 20 zhu of Ligusticum,Cinnamon Bark 20 zhu, Angelica Root 20 zhu, Licorice Root 20 zhu, Notopterygium Root 20 zhu, Dried Ginger 26 zhu, Dried Rehmannia Root 26 zhu, Ginseng 1 liang, Schisandra Berry 1 liang, Fangfeng 1 liang, Asarum Root 18 zhu, Atractylodes Root 42 zhu.

Source

*Qianjin*, Volume 13.

Processing

Take the above 19 ingredients; slice and pound 14 of them, then sift and grind them separately. Mix the powder with jujube paste to form a paste, then combine it with various types of marrow and honey, stirring until well blended. Place the mixture in a copper bowl and simmer it in a pot of boiling water. Form the mixture into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For all kinds of diseases characterized by debility, emaciation, and exhaustion.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 40 pills, washed down with wine, twice daily.

Ox Marrow Pills,*Qianjin*, Volume 13.,For all kinds of diseases characterized by debility, emaciation, and exhaustion.

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