Pei Bu Bao Yuan Pills，*Huiyue*, Volume 2.，For all cases of physical weakness and a deficient pulse, kidney deficiency with mental fatigue, as well as blood loss, cough, nocturnal emissions, internal heat, scanty and reddish urine, and dryness of the throat and tongue.
Pei Bu Bao Yuan Pills
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Formulas Name : Pei Bu Bao Yuan Pills
Chinese Name : 培补保元丸
Drug Formulation
8 liang of this variety of Rehmannia root (select roots weighing 6–7 qian each; the best ones have small vertical striations but no horizontal ones, are not pure black in color, and have a chrysanthemum-yellow center inside; wash lightly). Take 4 qian of black cardamom, lightly roast it, and grind into a powder. Combine with rice wine in a sand pot, seal with several layers of damp paper, and steam for a long time. Remove, dry in the sun, add wine, and steam again. Repeat this process 9 times.Under no circumstances should you boil it in a clay pot, as this would deplete the genuine essence; iron utensils are strictly prohibited. Some suggest steaming with ginger juice, but since ginger enters the Spleen Meridian, this method must not be followed), jujube peel 4 liang (add 1 liang for those with lower-body seminal emission; steam with wine), Huai yam (roasted) 4 liang,4 liang of Poria cocos (peeled), 1 liang 6 qian of powdered Moutan bark (soaked in wine; for cases of blood deficiency with heat and dryness, add 5–6 qian), 1 liang 2 qian of Alisma orientale (soaked in lightly salted water; for scanty and painful urination, add 5–6 qian), 3 liang of Angelica sinensis (steamed with wine), 2.5 liang of Paeonia lactiflora (baked, then stir-fried with wine),Eucommia bark 3 liang (stir-fried in salt water), sweet goji berries 3 liang (steamed with wine), dodder seeds 4 liang (rinsed to remove sand and mud, steamed with wine, sun-dried, and ground into powder), northern schisandra berries 1.5 liang (lightly stir-fried).
Source
*Huiyue*, Volume 2.
Processing
First, pound Rehmannia, jujube peel, goji berries, and Angelica sinensis together into a paste. Then, grind the remaining herbs into a fine powder, add a little over 1 jin of refined honey, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For all cases of physical weakness and a deficient pulse, kidney deficiency with mental fatigue, as well as blood loss, cough, nocturnal emissions, internal heat, scanty and reddish urine, and dryness of the throat and tongue.
Instructions for Use
Take 100 pills per dose, washed down with lightly salted water in the morning.
Note
Begin taking this formula at the start of Summer (Lixia); avoid use in the fall. It is suitable for young people with weak constitutions. If taken annually during one’s youth, it can prevent internal injuries and yin deficiency. If such symptoms are already present, an increased dosage is recommended; do not neglect or delay treatment.
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Pei Bu Bao Yuan Pills,For all cases of physical weakness and a deficient pulse, kidney deficiency with mental fatigue, as well as blood loss, cough, nocturnal emissions, internal heat, scanty and reddish urine, and dryness of the throat and tongue.