Tonifying Licorice Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 28.，For consumptive weakness and emaciation, cold knees and lower back pain, mental dullness, weakness in the limbs and joints, low sperm count and lack of vital energy, and frequent startling during sleep.
Tonifying Licorice Pills
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Formulas Name : Tonifying Licorice Pills
Chinese Name : 补益甘草丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of licorice (roasted until slightly reddish, coarsely chopped), 1 liang of Dioscorea, 1 liang of Polygala (core removed), 1 liang of Dipsacus,Cinnamon Bark 1 liang, Achyranthes Root 1.5 liang (stems removed), Ginseng 1 liang (root tip removed), Alisma 1 liang, Fangfeng 1 liang (root tip removed), Aconite Root 1 liang (roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Dendrobium 1 liang (roots removed, coarsely chopped), Poria Sclerotium 1 liang, Rubus Fruit 1 liang,Plantain Seed 1 liang, Schisandra Berry 1 liang, Cistanche 1 liang (soaked in wine overnight, wrinkled skin scraped off, roasted until dry), Deer Antler 1 liang (hair removed, coated with butter and roasted until light yellow),Dodder Seed 2 liang (soaked in wine for 3 days, sun-dried, and ground separately into a powder), Paper Mulberry Fruit 1 liang (rinsed in water to remove floating pieces, then oven-dried), Chinese Cornelian Cherry 1 liang, Cnidium Seed 1 liang, Eucommia Bark 1 liang (wrinkled outer skin removed, stir-fried until slightly yellow), Morinda Root 1 liang,1 liang of Smilax glabra (chopped), half a liang of white borneol (finely ground and added), 1 liang of Dogspine, 1 liang of Astragalus (chopped), 2 liang of raw Rehmannia glutinosa, and 2 liang of calcite powder.
Source
*Shenghui*, Volume 28.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For consumptive weakness and emaciation, cold knees and lower back pain, mental dullness, weakness in the limbs and joints, low sperm count and lack of vital energy, and frequent startling during sleep.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills daily, on an empty stomach with warm wine, and take another dose before the evening meal.
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Tonifying Licorice Pills,For consumptive weakness and emaciation, cold knees and lower back pain, mental dullness, weakness in the limbs and joints, low sperm count and lack of vital energy, and frequent startling during sleep.