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Wu Xu Pills,For men and women suffering from various deficiencies and bone-steaming tidal fevers.

Formulas Name : Wu Xu Pills

Chinese Name : 戊戌丸

Drug Formulation

1 yellow puppy, 1 jin of Lycium bark, 4 liang of Xianhu, 4 liang of Astragalus, 4 liang of Cistanche, 4 liang of powdered Angelica sinensis, 1 jin of lotus seeds, 1 jin of powdered Atractylodes, 10 liang of Magnolia bark, 10 liang of powdered tangerine peel, and 8 liang of powdered licorice.

Source

From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 50, citing *The Secret Treasures of Heaven and Earth*.

Processing

Remove the skin, fur, intestines, and internal organs from the yellow puppy dog, along with its external genitalia. Place them in a sandpot with wine, 8 fen of vinegar, and 2 sheng of water. Add the Lycium bark, Xianhuo, Astragalus, and Cistanche, and simmer for one day. Remove the herbs and simmer for another night.Remove the bones, then simmer the meat until it becomes a paste; pound and strain it. Add powdered Angelica sinensis, lotus seed, powdered Atractylodes lancea, powdered Magnolia officinalis, powdered tangerine peel, and 8 liang of powdered licorice root; mix with a pestle to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For men and women suffering from various deficiencies and bone-steaming tidal fevers.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with salted wine.

Wu Xu Pills,From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 50, citing *The Secret Treasures of Heaven and Earth*.,For men and women suffering from various deficiencies and bone-steaming tidal fevers.

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