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Secret Elixir,For kidney deficiency due to excessive sexual indulgence, characterized by nocturnal emissions, wet dreams, and leukorrhea or cloudy discharge.

Formulas Name : Secret Elixir

Chinese Name : 秘真丹

Drug Formulation

Dodder seeds (soaked in wine, stir-fried) 1 liang, chive seeds (stir-fried) 1 liang, pine nut kernels 1 liang, dragon bone (calcined) 5 qian, oyster shell (calcined, quenched in vinegar) 5 qian,Cornus officinalis (pitted, pulp only) 5 qian, Cinnabar (calcined) 5 qian, Psoralea corylifolia 1 liang (roasted), Polygala tenuifolia (seed core removed) 7 qian 5 fen, Morinda officinalis (seed core removed) 7 qian 5 fen, Rubus chingii 7 qian 5 fen, Lycium barbarum 7 qian 5 fen, Phellodendron amurense (roasted with salt and wine until black) 7 qian 5 fen,Chinese yam 7 qian 5 fen, Euryale seed (shelled) 1 liang, Eucommia bark (stir-fried with ginger juice until shredded) 1 liang, Rosa laevigata fruit (semi-greenish-yellow, thorns and seeds removed, flesh dried) 2 liang, Dried ginger (stir-fried until black) 1 liang, Deer antler gelatin 1 liang 5 qian (stir-fried into beads).

Source

From *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For kidney deficiency due to excessive sexual indulgence, characterized by nocturnal emissions, wet dreams, and leukorrhea or cloudy discharge.

Instructions for Use

Take 100 pills per dose, washed down with ginger and salt broth on an empty stomach.

Secret Elixir,From *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 6.,For kidney deficiency due to excessive sexual indulgence, characterized by nocturnal emissions, wet dreams, and leukorrhea or cloudy discharge.

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