Youth-Preserving Small Return Pill,From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 10.,For all types of deficiency and debility.
Youth-Preserving Small Return Pill
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Formulas Name : Youth-Preserving Small Return Pill
Chinese Name : 驻颜小还丹
Drug Formulation
8 liang of deer antler powder, 8 liang of turtle shell powder, 6 liang of tiger shin bone (roasted with good wine), 4 liang of asparagus root (washed with wine, core removed), 4 liang of prepared rehmannia root, 2 liang of ginseng (root base removed), 2 liang of pine nut kernels, 2 liang of cypress seed kernels, and 1 set of placenta (dried in an oven).
Source
From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 10.
Processing
Deer antler gelatin and turtle shell gelatin, 4 liang each; dissolve in wine, then combine with the above ingredients to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For all types of deficiency and debility.
Instructions for Use
Take 50–70 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with Qiushi Decoction.
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Youth-Preserving Small Return Pill,For all types of deficiency and debility.