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Poria, Atractylodes, and Dodder Seed Pills

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Poria, Atractylodes, and Dodder Seed Pills,Deficiency of the spleen and kidneys, resulting in an inability to retain essence, leading to nocturnal emissions, seminal leakage, and fatigue.

Formulas Name : Poria, Atractylodes, and Dodder Seed Pills

Chinese Name : 苓术菟丝丸

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Poria cocos (white), 4 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala (washed in rice water, stir-fried), 4 liang of lotus seed (with the core removed),Schisandra berries 2 liang (steamed with wine), Chinese yam (roasted) 2 liang, Eucommia bark (roasted with wine) 3 liang, fried licorice root 5 qian, dodder seeds (rinsed thoroughly with clean water, soaked in aged wine for one day, simmered over low heat until extremely soft, pounded into a cake, baked dry, and ground into powder) 10 liang.

Source

From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.

Processing

Take the ground Chinese yam from the above ingredients and mix it with aged wine to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

Deficiency of the spleen and kidneys, resulting in an inability to retain essence, leading to nocturnal emissions, seminal leakage, and fatigue.

Instructions for Use

Take over 100 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with boiling water or wine.

Poria, Atractylodes, and Dodder Seed Pills,From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.,Deficiency of the spleen and kidneys, resulting in an inability to retain essence, leading to nocturnal emissions, seminal leakage, and fatigue.

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