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Rehmannia Formula for Longevity

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Rehmannia Formula for Longevity

Formulas Name : Rehmannia Formula for Longevity

Chinese Name : 雄黄延年方

Drug Formulation

1 liang of realgar, 2 liang of lily seed, and 3 liang of cattail pollen.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 94.

Processing

Mix the ingredients thoroughly, combine with rooster’s blood, and pound with ten thousand strokes of the pestle. Form into pills the size of a hemp seed using white honey.

Instructions for Use

Take one pill each time, washed down with wine in the morning; gradually increase the dose to the size of a paulownia seed, and continue taking it as usual.

Rehmannia Formula for Longevity,From *Shenghui*, Volume 94.,

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