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Secret Essence Pill

Formulas Name : Secret Essence Pill

Chinese Name : 秘元丹

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Pinellia (soaked in whey for 7 days, then sliced to split them open), 49 Mylabris beetles (wings and legs removed), 2 liang of Schisandra leaves, 1 fen of glutinous rice.

Source

*Compendium of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 198.

Processing

Stir-fry the above ingredients together in a wok until the Pinellia turns reddish-yellow. First, line the floor with paper; quickly pour the mixture onto the paper, cover it with a clay basin, and let it sit overnight. Discard the other three ingredients, retain only the Pinellia, grind it into a powder, and form it into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a wine paste.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine.

Secret Essence Pill,*Compendium of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 198.,

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