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Youth-Preserving Small Return Pill

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Youth-Preserving Small Return Pill,For all types of deficiency and debility.

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.

Youth-Preserving Small Return Pill,From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 10.,For all types of deficiency and debility.

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