Three-Seed and Five-Seed Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，For deficiency of blood and qi, insufficiency of the five viscera, palpitations during sleep, night sweats and restlessness, nocturnal emissions and seminal leakage, fatigue in the limbs, emaciation of the body, or alternating chills and fever, accompanied by reduced appetite.
Three-Seed and Five-Seed Pills
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Formulas Name : Three-Seed and Five-Seed Pills
Chinese Name : 三仁五子丸
Drug Formulation
Dodder Seed (soaked in wine overnight, pounded separately, and dried in an oven) 1 liang, Schisandra Berry 1 liang, Goji Berry 1 liang, Rubus Fruit 1 liang, Plantain Seed 1 liang, Cypress Seed 1 liang, Jujube Seed (roasted) 1 liang,Coix Seed (lightly roasted) 1 liang, Agarwood 1 liang, Deer Antler (coated with vinegar, roasted until yellow, and chopped) 1 liang,Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight, sliced, and dried) 1 liang, Morinda root (core removed) 1 liang, Angelica root (washed and dried) 1 liang, Poria cocos (peeled) 1 liang, Frankincense (ground separately) 1 liang, Prepared Rehmannia root (washed and dried) 1 liang.
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; then mix in the separately ground Frankincense and blend thoroughly. Form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using refined honey.
Benefits
For deficiency of blood and qi, insufficiency of the five viscera, palpitations during sleep, night sweats and restlessness, nocturnal emissions and seminal leakage, fatigue in the limbs, emaciation of the body, or alternating chills and fever, accompanied by reduced appetite.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or salted water on an empty stomach.
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Three-Seed and Five-Seed Pills,For deficiency of blood and qi, insufficiency of the five viscera, palpitations during sleep, night sweats and restlessness, nocturnal emissions and seminal leakage, fatigue in the limbs, emaciation of the body, or alternating chills and fever, accompanied by reduced appetite.