Yushuang Pills，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5.，Indications: Deficiency and exhaustion of vital energy; depletion of the lower jiao; tautness and tightness in the abdomen and navel area; weakness and pain in the lower back and legs; mental fatigue; a withered and sallow complexion; or blood loss, night sweats, enuresis, seminal emission, spontaneous diarrhea, frequent and copious urination, emaciation, and erectile dysfunction.
Yushuang Pills
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Formulas Name : Yushuang Pills
Chinese Name : 玉霜丸
Drug Formulation
Aconite Root 10 liang (select large specimens; soak in wine for 7 days; then dig a pit in the ground; use half a scale of charcoal to heat the pit until it glows red; quickly remove the charcoal and clean the pit; pour 2 sheng of vinegar into the pit and wait for it to dry; while still hot, place the Aconite Root inside; cover with a basin and pile earth around it; remove after one night, and remove the skin and navel), Magnetite (quenched in vinegar 7 times—the more times, the better) 2 liang,Cinnabar (finely ground) 2 liang, Alisma (washed, soaked in wine overnight, then roasted) 2 liang, Achyranthes (stems removed, soaked in wine, then oven-dried) 2 liang, Dendrobium (roots removed, then roasted) 2 liang,Cistanche (peeled, soaked in wine overnight, and roasted dry) 2 liang, Morinda (with a central vein) 2 liang, Fennel (roasted) 1 liang, Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) 1 liang, Chinese chive seeds (lightly roasted) 5 liang,Dodder Seed (soaked in wine for one fu-shi, steamed, sun-dried, pounded, sifted into a fine powder, and light, floating particles removed) 5 liang, Oyster Shell (calcined, ground into powder) 3 liang, Purple-tipped Flower (if unavailable, substitute with Eupatorium) 3 liang,Deer antler (use antlers with the tip bone still attached; first singe to remove all hair until clean; cut into pieces approximately 3 cun in length; soak in wine for 1 fu; roast over low heat until crisp) half liang, White dragon bone 1 jin (select the type that sticks to the tongue; grind finely into a powder; wash with water three times; dry in the sun; steam with 1 dou of black beans for 1 fu; place in a silk-lined bag; dry in the sun).
Source
*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with equal parts refined wine and honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Indications: Deficiency and exhaustion of vital energy; depletion of the lower jiao; tautness and tightness in the abdomen and navel area; weakness and pain in the lower back and legs; mental fatigue; a withered and sallow complexion; or blood loss, night sweats, enuresis, seminal emission, spontaneous diarrhea, frequent and copious urination, emaciation, and erectile dysfunction.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose, on an empty stomach or before the evening meal, washed down with warm wine.
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Yushuang Pills,Indications: Deficiency and exhaustion of vital energy; depletion of the lower jiao; tautness and tightness in the abdomen and navel area; weakness and pain in the lower back and legs; mental fatigue; a withered and sallow complexion; or blood loss, night sweats, enuresis, seminal emission, spontaneous diarrhea, frequent and copious urination, emaciation, and erectile dysfunction.