Ziwu Pills

Ziwu Pills,For deficiency of both the heart and kidneys, characterized by startled awakenings and palpitations during sleep; spontaneous sweating; restlessness, shortness of breath, and a sense of gloom and unhappiness; excessive thirst with a constant desire to drink; red and white discharge from the urethra with severe stagnation and turbidity; weakness in the limbs; blurred vision; emaciation and haggard appearance; tinnitus and dizziness; aversion to wind and sensitivity to cold; and seminal emission.

Formulas Name : Ziwu Pills

Chinese Name : 子午丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Chinese aralia seeds (shelled), 1 liang of lotus seeds (with hearts removed), 1 liang of goji berries, 1 liang of white dragon bone, 1 liang of Sichuan morinda root (with heart removed), 1 liang of broken paperbark (roasted),Genuine Amber (ground separately) 1 liang, Kuchu Fruit (shelled) 1 liang, White Alum (calcined) 1 liang, Red Poria (peeled) 1 liang, White Poria (peeled) 1 liang, Lotus Stamen (steamed with salt) 1 liang, Euryale Seed 1 liang, White Oyster Shell (calcined) 1 liang, Venus Clam 1 liang.

Source

*Effective Remedies*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Steam Cistanche deserticola (Rou Cong Rong) with wine until soft, then grind it thoroughly to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed. Grind cinnabar (Zhu Sha) to a fine powder weighing 1 liang and a half, and use it as a coating.

Benefits

For deficiency of both the heart and kidneys, characterized by startled awakenings and palpitations during sleep; spontaneous sweating; restlessness, shortness of breath, and a sense of gloom and unhappiness; excessive thirst with a constant desire to drink; red and white discharge from the urethra with severe stagnation and turbidity; weakness in the limbs; blurred vision; emaciation and haggard appearance; tinnitus and dizziness; aversion to wind and sensitivity to cold; and seminal emission.

Instructions for Use

Take with a strong decoction of the Cao Jie Decoction on an empty stomach.

Note

Avoid physical exertion and sexual activity.

Ziwu Pills,*Effective Remedies*, Volume 7.,For deficiency of both the heart and kidneys, characterized by startled awakenings and palpitations during sleep; spontaneous sweating; restlessness, shortness of breath, and a sense of gloom and unhappiness; excessive thirst with a constant desire to drink; red and white discharge from the urethra with severe stagnation and turbidity; weakness in the limbs; blurred vision; emaciation and haggard appearance; tinnitus and dizziness; aversion to wind and sensitivity to cold; and seminal emission.

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