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Pill for Preserving Truth and Protecting Life

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Pill for Preserving Truth and Protecting Life,For those with excessive yin energy, clouded and turbid internal organs, and fatigue after meals—even if not yet middle-aged, premature aging sets in.

Formulas Name : Pill for Preserving Truth and Protecting Life

Chinese Name : 保真护命丹

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Tianma (chopped), 4 liang of Achyranthes root (stems removed, chopped), 1 sheng of Tianxianzi (seeds cleaned, stir-fried until golden).

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 265.

Processing

Place the ingredients in a silk bag and steep in wine for 7 days and 7 nights. Remove the herbs, stir-fry until dry, and grind into a fine powder. Mix the powder with the wine used for steeping to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For those with excessive yin energy, clouded and turbid internal organs, and fatigue after meals—even if not yet middle-aged, premature aging sets in.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills daily on an empty stomach, washed down with wine.

Pill for Preserving Truth and Protecting Life,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 265.,For those with excessive yin energy, clouded and turbid internal organs, and fatigue after meals—even if not yet middle-aged, premature aging sets in.

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