Refined Essence Pills，From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.，For elderly men of robust build suffering from severe illness, who have overindulged in rich and sweet foods and engaged in excessive sexual activity, resulting in excess in the upper body and deficiency in the lower body, as well as an accumulation of alcohol-induced dampness in the marrow and internal organs, causing impure vital energy and an inability to father children.
Refined Essence Pills
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Formulas Name : Refined Essence Pills
Chinese Name : 炼真丸
Drug Formulation
7 liang of Da Fu Zi (soaked in children’s urine, sliced), 3 liang of Mao Shan Cang Zhu (peeled, soaked in rice washing water, stir-fried in sesame oil),Ginseng 3 liang, Poria 3 liang, Thick Phellodendron Bark 3 liang (each prepared with child’s urine, breast milk, and salt water—1 liang each), Deer Antlers 1 pair (large ones, roasted with butter), Star Anise (seeds removed) 1 liang, Epimedium (thorns removed, mixed with sheep fat, stir-fried) 1 liang, Alisma 1 liang, Cnidium Monnieri (stir-fried with wine) 1 liang,White lotus stamen (washed in wine) 1 liang, Agarwood (ground separately; do not expose to fire) 1 liang, Schisandra berries 1 liang, Golden bell fruit (i.e., Sichuan melia fruit, boiled in wine, with skin and pit removed) 3 liang, Phoenix-eye herb 1 liang (i.e., the seed found within the leaves of the Chinese hackberry tree, shaped like a phoenix’s eye, hence the name; if unavailable, substitute with Chinese hackberry root bark).
Source
From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with dried Chinese yam powder to form a paste in place of honey, and shape into pills.
Benefits
For elderly men of robust build suffering from severe illness, who have overindulged in rich and sweet foods and engaged in excessive sexual activity, resulting in excess in the upper body and deficiency in the lower body, as well as an accumulation of alcohol-induced dampness in the marrow and internal organs, causing impure vital energy and an inability to father children.
Instructions for Use
Take 3–4 qian on an empty stomach with salted water; take another 2 qian with warm wine before bedtime.
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Refined Essence Pills,For elderly men of robust build suffering from severe illness, who have overindulged in rich and sweet foods and engaged in excessive sexual activity, resulting in excess in the upper body and deficiency in the lower body, as well as an accumulation of alcohol-induced dampness in the marrow and internal organs, causing impure vital energy and an inability to father children.