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Purple Quartz Pills,Deficiency of kidney qi; food and drink fail to nourish the skin and muscles; atrophy of the bones with weakness; lower back pain.

Formulas Name : Purple Quartz Pills

Chinese Name : 紫石英丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of purple quartz (finely ground, washed with water),Cistanche deserticola 2 liang (soaked in wine overnight, chopped, outer skin removed, and roasted until dry), White Quartz 1 liang (finely ground and washed with water), Magnetite 2 liang (calcined, quenched in vinegar 10 times, finely ground, and washed with water), Deer Antler 1 liang (hair removed, coated with butter, and roasted until slightly yellow),Dodder Seed 1 liang (soaked in wine for 3 days, sun-dried, and ground separately into a powder), Ginseng 1.5 liang (root tip removed), Astragalus 2 liang (chopped), Stalactite Powder 2 liang,2 liang of cooked dried Rehmannia root, 1.5 liang of Morinda officinalis, 1 liang of Poria cocos, 1 liang of Psoralea corylifolia (lightly roasted), 1 liang of Rubus chingii, 1 liang of Aconite root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), 1 liang of Angelica sinensis (lightly roasted),Eucommia bark 1 liang (remove coarse bark, roast until slightly yellow, coarsely chopped), Asparagus root 1 liang (remove core, bake), Schisandra berries 1 liang, Dendrobium 2 liang (remove roots, coarsely chopped), Cinnamon bark 1 liang, Cypress seed kernels 1 liang, Cnidium seeds 1 liang, Hawthorn thorns 1 liang, Achyranthes root 2 liang (remove shoots), Dipsacus root 1 liang,1 liang of umbilical cord (washed with wine, lightly roasted).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 7.

Processing

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

Benefits

Deficiency of kidney qi; food and drink fail to nourish the skin and muscles; atrophy of the bones with weakness; lower back pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before the evening meal, washed down with warm wine; gradually increase the dose to 50 pills.

Purple Quartz Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 7.,Deficiency of kidney qi; food and drink fail to nourish the skin and muscles; atrophy of the bones with weakness; lower back pain.

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