Yanshou Water Lily Pill

Yanshou Water Lily Pill,Effective for a hundred ailments of the five viscera and six腑; symptoms include heart heat with restlessness, heart deficiency, restless sleep, a bitter taste in the mouth and dry tongue, cloudy white urine passed day and night without regularity, urine the color of congealed fat and possibly sweet in taste, emaciation with no muscle growth, tidal fevers, fatigue from prolonged sitting, and general lassitude and weakness.

Formulas Name : Yanshou Water Lily Pill

Chinese Name : 延寿水仙丹

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of ginseng, half a liang of akebia, and half a liang of bai ji.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 16.

Processing

Take 2 liang of genuine sesame oil, add the three medicinal ingredients to the oil, place the mixture in a Jian-style bowl, and simmer over a fire. Stir frequently with a willow branch until the three ingredients turn black and charred; remove them immediately. Simmer the oil again until, when a drop is placed on water, it forms a pearl-like droplet that does not disperse.Take transparent cinnabar in any amount, grind it into a fine powder. Mix the refined oil with the powder to form two doses. Wash off the oil with soapberry decoction, then soak the mixture in fresh water, changing the water daily. Roll the mixture into pills the size of mung beans directly in the water.

Benefits

Effective for a hundred ailments of the five viscera and six腑; symptoms include heart heat with restlessness, heart deficiency, restless sleep, a bitter taste in the mouth and dry tongue, cloudy white urine passed day and night without regularity, urine the color of congealed fat and possibly sweet in taste, emaciation with no muscle growth, tidal fevers, fatigue from prolonged sitting, and general lassitude and weakness.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills per dose, washed down with cinnabar-infused water at noon.

Yanshou Water Lily Pill,From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 16.,Effective for a hundred ailments of the five viscera and six腑; symptoms include heart heat with restlessness, heart deficiency, restless sleep, a bitter taste in the mouth and dry tongue, cloudy white urine passed day and night without regularity, urine the color of congealed fat and possibly sweet in taste, emaciation with no muscle growth, tidal fevers, fatigue from prolonged sitting, and general lassitude and weakness.

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