Yin-Nourishing and Kidney-Tonifying Pills，*Zhun Sheng: Shang Han* (Treatise on the Standard Rules: Cold Damage), Volume 7.，For post-illness yin deficiency with insufficiency of essence and blood, manifested as weakness in the limbs, restlessness of the mind, nocturnal emissions, or deficiency-heat with night sweats; poor appetite with insufficient conversion of food into muscle; emaciation; and a sallow-yellow complexion lacking a healthy rosy hue.
Yin-Nourishing and Kidney-Tonifying Pills
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Formulas Name : Yin-Nourishing and Kidney-Tonifying Pills
Chinese Name : 滋阴补肾丸
Drug Formulation
Rehmannia glutinosa (steamed with wine) 2 liang, Rehmannia glutinosa (soaked in wine) 2 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala 2 liang, Panax ginseng 1 liang, Ophiopogon japonicus (core removed) 1 liang, Schisandra chinensis 1 liang, Angelica sinensis (soaked in wine) 1 liang, Paeonia lactiflora (stir-fried with wine) 1 liang,Chuanxiong 1 liang, Astragalus (roasted in salt water) 1 liang, Chinese yam 1 liang, Clam powder (ground separately to a very fine powder) 1 liang, Poria (peeled and woody parts removed) 1 liang, Amomum 1 liang, Anemarrhena (roasted) 1.5 liang, Phellodendron (roasted) 2 liang.
Source
*Zhun Sheng: Shang Han* (Treatise on the Standard Rules: Cold Damage), Volume 7.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey in a stone mortar, and pound over a thousand times; form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For post-illness yin deficiency with insufficiency of essence and blood, manifested as weakness in the limbs, restlessness of the mind, nocturnal emissions, or deficiency-heat with night sweats; poor appetite with insufficient conversion of food into muscle; emaciation; and a sallow-yellow complexion lacking a healthy rosy hue.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with lightly salted water on an empty stomach.
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Yin-Nourishing and Kidney-Tonifying Pills,For post-illness yin deficiency with insufficiency of essence and blood, manifested as weakness in the limbs, restlessness of the mind, nocturnal emissions, or deficiency-heat with night sweats; poor appetite with insufficient conversion of food into muscle; emaciation; and a sallow-yellow complexion lacking a healthy rosy hue.