formula | Life-Nourishing Pill Yang Shou Dan |
source | "Imperial Pharmacy Formulary" Volume Six |
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bubble_chart Composition Polygala (de-cored), Acorus, Morinda officinalis (de-cored), Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Lycium chinense root bark, Dipsacus asper, Lycium barbarum, Chrysanthemum morifolium, Asarum sieboldii, Rehmannia glutinosa (prepared), Plantago asiatica, Polygonum multiflorum, Achyranthes bidentata, Cistanche deserticola, Cuscuta chinensis (the 3 ingredients soaked in wine), Rubus chingii, each 15 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above 17 ingredients into fine powder; mix with refined honey and pound in a mortar a thousand times, forming pills as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 20 pills each time, administered with warm wine before meals.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Supplement the five zang-organs, disperse numbness and pain, preserve one's appearance, darken beard and hair, and strengthen bones and tendons. Long-term use prevents aging.
bubble_chart Indications
Deficiency and depletion.