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Secret Formula for the “Gu Zhen Dan” from Wuyun Palace

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Secret Formula for the “Gu Zhen Dan” from Wuyun Palace,For the Five Types of Exhaustion.

Formulas Name : Secret Formula for the “Gu Zhen Dan” from Wuyun Palace

Chinese Name : 五云宫秘授固真丹

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Dodder Seed, 8 liang of Angelica Root, 10 liang of Raw Rehmannia Root, 10 liang of Chinese Yam, 10 liang of Goji Berries, 10 liang of Lotus Seed, 10 liang of Anemarrhena Rhizome (wine-fried), 10 liang of Phellodendron Bark (wine-fried), 10 liang of Schisandra Berries, 10 liang of Cistanche (scales and membranes removed, washed with wine),Poria 4 liang, Eucommia (stir-fried until fibers break) 4 liang, Polygala 2 liang, Genuine Autumn Stone 2 liang, Agarwood (not exposed to fire, ground) 1 liang.

Source

*He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 2.

Processing

Mix with ox marrow and honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For the Five Types of Exhaustion.

Instructions for Use

Take 70–80 pills per dose, washed down with wine.

Secret Formula for the “Gu Zhen Dan” from Wuyun Palace,*He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 2.,For the Five Types of Exhaustion.

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