Yellow Dog Meat Pills，Formula by Chen Wanli, cited in Volume 2 of *Pocket Guide*.，For men and women suffering from consumptive weakness, body heat, night sweats, and lethargy in the limbs.
Yellow Dog Meat Pills
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Formulas Name : Yellow Dog Meat Pills
Chinese Name : 黄狗肉丸
Drug Formulation
1 young dog, 1 jin of Lycium bark, 4 liang of Xuanhuo, 4 liang of Astragalus, 2 liang of Cistanche, 4 liang of ground Angelica sinensis, 1 jin of lotus seeds, and 2 jin of Pingwei Powder.
Source
Formula by Chen Wanli, cited in Volume 2 of *Pocket Guide*.
Processing
Remove the internal organs, skin, and fur from the young dog. Place the internal and external kidneys (ground) into a sand pot with 8 fen of wine and vinegar and 2 fen of water. Add Lycium bark, Xianhu, Astragalus, and Cistanche, and simmer with the dog from morning until evening. Remove the herbs, then simmer the meat overnight. By morning, remove the skull, and continue simmering until the meat becomes paste-like. Pour into a stone vessel and grind into a paste.Add Angelica sinensis powder, lotus seed, and Pingwei Powder; mix with the dog meat using a pestle, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For men and women suffering from consumptive weakness, body heat, night sweats, and lethargy in the limbs.
Instructions for Use
Take 50–70 pills per dose, with salt or wine as desired.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 25, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 25, 2026
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Yellow Dog Meat Pills,For men and women suffering from consumptive weakness, body heat, night sweats, and lethargy in the limbs.