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Six Immortal Sons Pills,For men whose vital energy and blood have declined—those under fifty with gray or white patches in their beards and temples, or younger men with beards and temples that are grayish-yellow.

Formulas Name : Six Immortal Sons Pills

Chinese Name : 神仙六子丸

Drug Formulation

Dodder Seed 1 liang (finely ground, soaked in wine overnight, then roasted), Golden Bell Seed 1 liang, Goji Berry 1 liang, Rubus Fruit 1 liang, Schisandra Berry 1 liang (roasted), Cnidium Seed 1 liang (roasted), Polygonum Multiflorum 1 liang (soaked in wine overnight, then roasted), Lycium Bark 3 liang (soaked in wine overnight, then roasted), Papaya 1 liang,2 liang of imported anise (stir-fried with salt), 3 liang of prepared Rehmannia root (roasted), 3 liang of Achyranthes root (soaked in wine overnight, then roasted).

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use clarified wine (in which Cuscuta seeds have been soaked) to make a paste, and form it into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For men whose vital energy and blood have declined—those under fifty with gray or white patches in their beards and temples, or younger men with beards and temples that are grayish-yellow.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with warm wine; take one dose per day.

Note

Avoid radishes, raw Chinese chives, Chinese leeks, and garlic.

Six Immortal Sons Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.,For men whose vital energy and blood have declined—those under fifty with gray or white patches in their beards and temples, or younger men with beards and temples that are grayish-yellow.

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