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Yang-Enhancing and Root-Strengthening Rehmannia Pills

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Yang-Enhancing and Root-Strengthening Rehmannia Pills,Primordial yang is extremely depleted.

Formulas Name : Yang-Enhancing and Root-Strengthening Rehmannia Pills

Chinese Name : 壮阳固本地黄丸

Drug Formulation

2 jin of prepared Rehmannia root (simmered in wine, strained, and boiled down to a thick paste of 12 liang), 6 liang of Cornus officinalis (pitted; mixed with wine, steamed, sun-dried, and stir-fried),6 liang of Chinese yam (stir-fried until golden), 4 liang of white Poria (thoroughly mixed with human milk, sun-dried, and roasted), 3 liang of Alisma (stir-fried with lightly salted wine), 3 liang of deer antler (de-haired and de-boned, roasted with butter and wine until golden), 4 liang of Psoralea (soaked in salted wine overnight, then stir-fried until fragrant), 2 liang of Schisandra (steamed with honey and wine, then stir-fried),Goji berries 8 liang (separately boiled down to 4 liang of paste), placenta 1 unit (pierce blood vessels with a silver needle, rinse thoroughly under running water; may be soaked or stewed in wine, then pounded into a paste), deer antler gelatin 4 liang (dissolved in wine), cinnamon bark (coarse outer bark scraped off just before grinding) 1 liang 5 qian (not exposed to fire), processed aconite root 1 liang 5 qian (sliced, roasted).

Source

*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 11.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; then, using the four decoctions (Rehmannia glutinosa, placenta, goji berries, and deer antler) and the eight herbs, pound them thoroughly with a mortar and pestle to form pills.

Benefits

Primordial yang is extremely depleted.

Instructions for Use

Take 4–5 qian every morning on an empty stomach, washed down with ginseng decoction; take 3–4 qian in the evening before dinner, washed down with warm wine.

Yang-Enhancing and Root-Strengthening Rehmannia Pills,*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 11.,Primordial yang is extremely depleted.

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