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Tonifying Formula,For consumptive disorders.

Formulas Name : Tonifying Formula

Chinese Name : 补益方

Drug Formulation

Cistanche (3 liang), Cinnamon Bark (3 liang), Dodder Seed (soaked in wine) (3 liang), Dried Lacquer (roasted) (3 liang), Cnidium Monnieri Seed (3 liang) (all ground into a powder), Raw Rehmannia Root (1 jin) (sliced; soak in 1 dou of high-quality wine, exposing to sunlight during the day and soaking at night until the wine is fully absorbed; then dry in the sun, grind, sift, and mix with the previous ingredients).

Source

Quoted from *Zhang Wenzhong’s Formulas* in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.

Processing

Form the above ingredients into pills using refined honey, each the size of a marble.

Benefits

For consumptive disorders.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 pills at a time, with wine or water as desired; chew them thoroughly. Take three times daily.

Note

Avoid raw scallions and wild fennel.

Tonifying Formula，Quoted from *Zhang Wenzhong’s Formulas* in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.，For consumptive disorders.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 19, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 19, 2026

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