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Unparalleled Dioscorea Pill

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Unparalleled Dioscorea Pill,For all types of deficiency and debility. For men suffering from various deficiencies and debilities, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” headaches and dizziness, cold extremities, intermittent fever or chills, cold-induced arthralgia and bone pain, weakness in the lower back and hips, failure to gain muscle mass despite ample food intake; or for those with poor appetite and abdominal distension, a dull complexion, depletion of yang qi, and stagnation of yin qi.

Formulas Name : Unparalleled Dioscorea Pill

Chinese Name : 无比薯蓣丸

Drug Formulation

Dioscorea 2 liang, Cistanche 4 liang, Schisandra 6 liang, Cuscuta 3 liang, Eucommia 3 liang, Achyranthes 1 liang, Alisma 1 liang, Dried Rehmannia 1 liang, Cornus 1 liang, Poria (one version reads “Poria cocos”) 1 liang, Morinda 1 liang, Red Ocher 1 liang.

Source

*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 19.

Benefits

For all types of deficiency and debility. For men suffering from various deficiencies and debilities, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” headaches and dizziness, cold extremities, intermittent fever or chills, cold-induced arthralgia and bone pain, weakness in the lower back and hips, failure to gain muscle mass despite ample food intake; or for those with poor appetite and abdominal distension, a dull complexion, depletion of yang qi, and stagnation of yin qi.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed. Take 20 to 30 pills each time, washed down with wine before meals, twice daily.

Note

Avoid vinegar, garlic, and stale or foul-smelling foods.

Unparalleled Dioscorea Pill,*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 19.,For all types of deficiency and debility. For men suffering from various deficiencies and debilities, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” headaches and dizziness, cold extremities, intermittent fever or chills, cold-induced arthralgia and bone pain, weakness in the lower back and hips, failure to gain muscle mass despite ample food intake; or for those with poor appetite and abdominal distension, a dull complexion, depletion of yang qi, and stagnation of yin qi.

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