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Secret-Transmitted Flesh Pill

Formulas Name : Secret-Transmitted Flesh Pill

Chinese Name : 秘传肉丹

Drug Formulation

4 liang of cinnabar treated with latent fire (ground to a powder), 4 liang of daizhashi (calcined and washed with water), 7 liang of deer antler gelatin (stir-fried with clam powder), 2 liang of deer antler ash, 7 liang of deer antler velvet (soaked in wine and roasted), 3 liang of white dragon bone (used raw, washed with water), 4 liang of tiger shin bone (roasted with butter),Aconite Root 2 liang (processed), Mulberry Cuttlefish Bone 4 liang (stir-fried), Magnetite 4 liang (quenched in vinegar, washed with water), Oyster Shell Powder 4 liang (calcined with a paste of Chinese chive leaves, washed with water), Aconite Root 1 liang (processed), Stalactite Powder 2 liang, Yangqi Stone 2 liang (calcined, washed with water), Frankincense 1 liang, Myrrh 1 liang, Agarwood 1 liang(One formula uses cinnabar instead of vermilion).

Source

From *Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.

Processing

Mix the above ingredients with glutinous rice flour and wine to form cakes, then boil them until cooked and shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, increasing to 50 pills, on an empty stomach with salted water.

Secret-Transmitted Flesh Pill，From *Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.，

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 26, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 26, 2026

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