formula name | Mending the Sky Pill |
source | Volume Three of Yixue Xinwu |
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bubble_chart Composition Ginseng 60 gm, Astragalus (honey-roasted) 90 gm, Atractylodes (steamed with aged soil) 90 gm, Angelica (steamed with wine) 45 gm, Ziziphus (shell removed, stir-fried) 45 gm, Polygala (de-cored, soaked in licorice water, stir-fried) 45 gm, Paeonia (wine-fried) 45 gm, Dioscorea (steamed with milk) 45 gm, Poria (steamed with milk) 45 gm, Lycium (steamed with wine) 120 gm, Rehmannia (nine times steamed, sun-dried) 120 gm, Placenta (washed clean with licorice water) 1 piece, Deer Antler 500 gm (simmered into a paste), Tortoise Shell 240 gm (simmered into a paste with deer antler).
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Mix tortoise and deer glue with medicine and make into pills with refined honey. Take 12 grams each morning with warm water.
bubble_chart Indications
Five zang-organs deficiency.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
In cases of severe yin deficiency with internal heat, add 60 grams of Cortex Moutan; for yang deficiency with internal cold, add 15 grams of Cassia Bark.