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Wenkang Pills,For deficiency of Mingmen fire, with diarrhea occurring at the fifth watch and at daybreak, persisting for many years without resolution.

Formulas Name : Wenkang Pills

Chinese Name : 温肾丸

Drug Formulation

8 liang of Prepared Rehmannia, 4 liang of Chinese Yam (stir-fried), 4 liang of Jujube Peel (steamed with vinegar), 1 liang 2 qian of Alisma (soaked in salt water), 3 liang of Poria, 3 liang of Psoralea (stir-fried with wine), 4 liang of Cuscuta (rinsed to remove sand and mud, steamed with wine), 2 liang of Schisandra (lightly stir-fried), 4 liang of Cinnamon Bark, 4–5 liang of Aconite Root.

Source

*Huiyue*, Volume 10.

Processing

First, pound the Rehmannia and jujube peel into a paste. Then, grind the remaining herbs into a fine powder, mix with the Chinese yam to form a paste, and shape into pills.

Benefits

For deficiency of Mingmen fire, with diarrhea occurring at the fifth watch and at daybreak, persisting for many years without resolution.

Wenkang Pills,*Huiyue*, Volume 10.,For deficiency of Mingmen fire, with diarrhea occurring at the fifth watch and at daybreak, persisting for many years without resolution.

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