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Seven-Jewel Beard-Blackening Elixir
七宝美髯丹 〔七寶美髯丹〕qī bǎo měi rán dān
Source: Yī Fāng Jí Jiě 医方集解
Ingredients:
- Hé shǒu wū (何首乌 Polygoni Multiflori Radix, flowery knotweed [root]) 300g
- Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 150g
- Gǒu qǐ zǐ (枸杞子 Lycii Fructus, lycium [berry]) 150g
- Tù sī zǐ (菟丝子 Cuscutae Semen, cuscuta [seed]) 150g
- Bǔ gǔ zhī (补骨脂 Psoraleae Fructus, psoralea [fruit]) 120g
- Niú xī (牛膝 Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, achyranthes [root]) 150g
- Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 150g
- Hēi zhī má (黑芝麻 Sesami Semen Nigrum, black sesame [seed]) 300g
Action: Supplements the liver and kidney.
Indication: Liver-kidney insufficiency with clouded head and flowery vision, limp aching lumbus and knees, and
Category: Supplementing formulas / Dual yīn-yáng dual supplementation formula
Method: The sesame seed is used to steam the flowery knotweed and stir-fry the psoralea. The ingredients are then ground to a powder and blended with honey to form 9 gr pills.
Dosage: One pill in the morning and evening with salted water.
Similar: Dà bǔ yuán jiān (大补元煎 Major Origin-Supplementing Brew)
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