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Secretly Transmitted Liuhe Pills

Formulas Name : Secretly Transmitted Liuhe Pills

Chinese Name : 秘传六和丸

Drug Formulation

10 liang of Prepared Rehmannia Root, 10 liang of Polygonum multiflorum, 10 liang of Cuscuta seed, 10 liang of Poria cocos (black skin removed, sun-dried), 10 liang of Chinese yam (sun-dried), and 50 walnuts (preferably from Xinfeng, Ganzhou).

Source

*Nourishing the Elderly to Prolong Life*, Volume 2.

Processing

First, soak the three ingredients—Rehmannia glutinosa, Polygonum multiflorum, and Cuscuta chinensis—in wine overnight; the next morning, steam them over a steamer; dry them in the sun at noon; repeat this process of soaking, steaming, and sun-drying nine times until they are completely dry; next, grind Poria cocos and Chinese yam into a very fine powder; then, grind the walnuts into a paste, mix all five ingredients evenly, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a wine paste.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine or salted broth.

Note

Avoid contact with iron utensils.

Secretly Transmitted Liuhe Pills,*Nourishing the Elderly to Prolong Life*, Volume 2.,

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