Supreme Primordial Elixir，From *Formulas for Transmitting and Applying Trustworthy Remedies*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Han Bocheng.，For deficiency-related debility and weakness.
Supreme Primordial Elixir
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Formulas Name : Supreme Primordial Elixir
Chinese Name : 太上混元丹
Drug Formulation
1 set of Zi He Che (preferably from a young woman’s first-born son, with the placenta intact. Wash it under east-flowing water to remove blood vessels, then place it in 3 sheng of ash-free wine and 1 da he of Sichuan pepper. Put all ingredients into a sand, stone, or porcelain vessel and simmer over low heat. When the wine is nearly evaporated, remove from heat, let cool, and take out the mixture; discard the Sichuan pepper.Place only the Ziheche in a large sandstone basin, grind it into a paste with a large wooden mallet, spread it out to cool, sift it, and then add the following ingredients): half a liang of agarwood, 1 liang of ginseng, 2 liang of white poria, 1 liang of cistanche, half a liang of frankincense, and a small amount of musk.
Source
From *Formulas for Transmitting and Applying Trustworthy Remedies*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Han Bocheng.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the placenta, and form into pills as soon as possible, each the size of a paulownia seed, coated with genuine cinnabar.
Benefits
For deficiency-related debility and weakness.
Instructions for Use
Take 40–50 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine.
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Supreme Primordial Elixir,For deficiency-related debility and weakness.