Yingyan Da Lao Dan

Yingyan Da Lao Dan,

Formulas Name : Yingyan Da Lao Dan

Chinese Name : 应验打老丹

Drug Formulation

White Poria (peeled), Chrysanthemum flowers, Chuanxiong, Dried Chinese yam, Wuyao, Golden Bell seeds, Rubus fruit, Stalactite powder (ground), Cornus fruit, Mica (calcined and ground), Dipsacus root (stem removed), Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight, then baked), Aconite root (processed, peel and pith removed),Cnidium seeds, Cinnamomum flower, Aconite root (processed; if unavailable, substitute with Aconite root), Morinda root (soaked in water, core removed), Deer antler (hair removed), Polygala root (core removed), Atractylodes macrocephala, Ophiopogon tuber (core removed),Oyster Shell (calcined), Raw Rehmannia Root, Scrophularia Root (stem removed), Angelica Pubescens (stem removed), Cypress Seed, Schisandra Berry, Dried Ginger (processed), Alisma Rhizome, Salvia Root (stem removed), Aster Root (stem removed),Astragalus (stem removed), Vitex fruit (calyx removed), Lycium fruit, Moutan bark, Eupatorium flower, Peony root, Licorice (roasted), Sophora root (peel removed), Dendrobium (root removed), Prepared Rehmannia (stem removed), Eucommia bark (roasted), Ginseng (root tip removed), Achyranthes root,Piper longum, Cinnabar (ground), Asparagus root (without the core), Glehnia root, Dodder seed (soaked in wine overnight), Fennel, and Ligusticum root (dehaired and sorted)—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 223.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, at any time. Swallow with warm wine, three times daily. Effects will be evident after 60 days of use.

Yingyan Da Lao Dan,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 223.,

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