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Pigeon Pill,For deficiency of liver and kidney qi, resulting in corneal opacities and the appearance of black spots in the visual field.

Formulas Name : Pigeon Pill

Chinese Name : 宿鸠丸

Drug Formulation

1 night-hawk (plucked, beak and feet removed, intestines and stomach removed, then roasted until golden brown),1 sheep’s liver (bleed thoroughly in clear oil to stop bleeding; remove tendons and membranes; split into slices; roast), half a jin of Schisandra berries (rinse thoroughly; place in a raw silk bag; steam over rice three times; roast), 1 liang of Sichuan pepper (remove seeds and any closed pods; stir-fry until sweaty),1 liang of paper mulberry seeds, 1 liang of Epimedium, 1 liang of Equisetum, 1 liang of Notopterygium (with the root tip removed), 1 liang of cicada shells (cleaned of soil), 2 liang of chrysanthemum flowers (with calyxes removed), 2 liang of Schizonepeta spikes, 2 liang of Atractylodes (soaked in rice water, peel removed), and 2 liang of Tribulus seeds (stir-fried to remove the spines).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 109.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For deficiency of liver and kidney qi, resulting in corneal opacities and the appearance of black spots in the visual field.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or salted water, at any time of day.

Pigeon Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 109.,For deficiency of liver and kidney qi, resulting in corneal opacities and the appearance of black spots in the visual field.

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