Recipe for Boiled Sheep’s Head and Hooves，*Shenghui*, Volume 97.，For the five types of exhaustion, the seven types of injury, and general debility.
Recipe for Boiled Sheep’s Head and Hooves
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Formulas Name : Recipe for Boiled Sheep’s Head and Hooves
Chinese Name : 煮羊头蹄方
Drug Formulation
1 set of white sheep’s head and hooves (charred over a grass fire until yellow, then scraped clean of soot), half a liang of black pepper, half a liang of long pepper, half a liang of dried ginger, half a sheng of chopped scallion whites, and half a sheng of fermented soybeans.
Source
*Shenghui*, Volume 97.
Benefits
For the five types of exhaustion, the seven types of injury, and general debility.
Instructions for Use
Boil the head and hooves in water until half-cooked, then add the herbs and continue boiling until tender. Remove the bones. Eat on an empty stomach as desired, consuming one set per day; stop after seven sets.
Note
Avoid raw, cold, vinegary, or slippery foods, as well as pungent spices, stale or foul-smelling foods, pork, and chicken for 7 days.
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Recipe for Boiled Sheep’s Head and Hooves,For the five types of exhaustion, the seven types of injury, and general debility.