Pill for Warding Off Illness and Prolonging Life

Pill for Warding Off Illness and Prolonging Life,For elderly patients with scanty urine.

Formulas Name : Pill for Warding Off Illness and Prolonging Life

Chinese Name : 却病延寿丹

Drug Formulation

1 qian of ginseng, 1 qian of white atractylodes, 1 qian of achyranthes root, 1 qian of white peony root, 1 qian of white poria, 1 qian of tangerine peel, 1 qian of hawthorn flesh (pitted), 0.5 fen of angelica root, and 0.5 fen of licorice root.

Source

From *Yi Bian*, Volume 4.

Processing

Add 2 slices of fresh ginger, decoct in water, and take on an empty stomach. Continue taking until the urine flow becomes normal; if it becomes scant again, take another dose. Alternatively, make into pills using flour paste, each about the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For elderly patients with scanty urine.

Instructions for Use

Take 70–80 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with clear rice water well before or after meals.

Pill for Warding Off Illness and Prolonging Life,From *Yi Bian*, Volume 4.,For elderly patients with scanty urine.

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