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Qiushi Pills

Formulas Name : Qiushi Pills

Chinese Name : 秋石丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Qiushi, half a liang of white Poria, half a liang of Southern Ginseng, half a liang of Chinese Yam, half a liang of Sichuan Angelica (soaked in wine), 2 liang of Deer Antler Velvet (honey-roasted), half a liang of Dragon Bone (calcined), 1 piece of Large Aconite Root (roasted), 1.5 qian of Agarwood, and 2.5 qian of Cinnabar (ground separately; use half as a coating and half in the formula).

Source

From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with deer antler gelatin boiled in wine to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–40 pills per dose, with either salted water or warm wine.

Qiushi Pills,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.,

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