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Rejuvenation Elixir
还少丹 〔還少丹〕huán shào dān
Source: Hóng Shì Jí Yàn Fāng 洪氏集验方
Ingredients:
- Shú dì huáng (熟地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, cooked rehmannia [root]) 5g
- Shān yào (山药 Dioscoreae Rhizoma, dioscorea [root]) 15g
- Niú xī (牛膝 Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, achyranthes [root]) (steeped in wine and stone-baked) 15g
- Gǒu qǐ zǐ (枸杞子 Lycii Fructus, lycium [berry]) (steeped in wine) 5g
- Shān zhū yú (山茱萸 Corni Fructus, cornus [fruit]) 10g
- Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 10g
- Dù zhòng (杜仲 Eucommiae Cortex, eucommia [bark]) 10g
- Yuǎn zhì (远志 Polygalae Radix, polygala [root]) 10g
- Wǔ wèi zǐ (五味子 Schisandrae Fructus, schisandra [berry]) (stir-fried) 10g
- Chǔ shí (楮实 Broussonetiae Fructus, paper mulberry fruit) (steamed with wine) 10g
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茴香 (stir-fried with brine) 10g - Bā jǐ tiān (巴戟天 Morindae Officinalis Radix, morinda [root]) 10g
- Ròu cōng róng (肉苁蓉 Cistanches Herba, cistanche) 10g
- Shí chāng pú (石菖蒲 Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, acorus [root]) 5g
- Zǎo ròu (枣肉 Jujubae Pericarpium, jujube flesh)
Action: Nourishes the heart and kidney.
Indication: Vacuity taxation and
Category:
Method: Form into 300 mg. Pills.
Dosage: 10 pills 3 times a day.
Rationale: Bā jǐ tiān, Ròu cōng róng, Chǔ shí, Dù zhòng, and Niú xī supplement the kidney and invigorate yáng, strengthening the sinew and bone. Shú dì huáng and Chǔ shí enrich kidney yīn and are here used to seek yáng in yīn,
i.e., make use of the interdependence of yīn and yáng. Shān yào, Fú líng, Shēng jiāng, Dà zǎo, and Xiǎo huí xiāng to fortify the spleen and stomach to extract the essence of grain and water, so that later heaven
nourishes earlier heaven.
Yuǎn zhì, Shí chāng pú, and Wǔ wèi zǐ promote the interaction between the heart and kidney and quiet the spirit. Shān zhū yú secures the kidney and astringes essence to address seminal emission and profuse urination.
Similar: Zuǒ guī wán (左归丸 Left-Restoring [Kidney Yīn] Pill)
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