Rehmannia and Agarwood Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.，For conditions characterized by heat above and cold below, as well as the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries.”
Rehmannia and Agarwood Pills
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Formulas Name : Rehmannia and Agarwood Pills
Chinese Name : 地黄沉香丸
Drug Formulation
Agarwood (chopped) 3 liang, deer antler (soaked in wine, peeled, and roasted with butter) 3 liang,Cistanche (soaked in wine, sliced, and baked) 3 liang, Achyranthes (soaked in wine, sliced, and baked) 3 liang, Aconite (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) 3 liang, Cuscuta (soaked in wine overnight, then ground separately into powder) 3 liang, Astragalus (chopped) 1 liang, Prepared Rehmannia (baked) 4 liang,Tribulus fruit (roasted, horns removed) 2 liang, Morinda root (core removed) 1 liang, Ligusticum root 1 liang, Dendrobium (root removed) 1 liang, Wood fragrant 1 liang, Cornus fruit 1 liang, Notopterygium root (root tip removed) 1 liang, Psoralea seed (roasted) 1 liang,Cnidium seeds (roasted) 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang, Melia fruit (pulp only) 1 liang, Cinnamon (coarse bark removed) 1 liang, Areca nut (chopped) 1 liang, Fennel seeds 1 liang, Dipsacus root (hairs removed) 1 liang, Benzoin (ground with the pulp of 2 walnuts) 1 liang.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Separately, take 7 sheng of natural Rehmannia root juice, 4 liang of jujube paste, 3 sheng of wine, half a jin of honey, and 5 liang of clarified butter. Simmer in a silver or stone vessel until it becomes a paste-like consistency, then let it cool. Add half a sheng of marrow extracted from a Kashmiri sheep’s tubular bone, refine the oil, and remove the dregs. Mix the resulting oil with the powder to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For conditions characterized by heat above and cold below, as well as the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries.”
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 40 pills; swallow on an empty stomach with warm wine or salted broth.
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Rehmannia and Agarwood Pills,For conditions characterized by heat above and cold below, as well as the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries.”