Baji Pill 1
【Source】"Taiping Shenghui Fang," Volume 98.
【Composition】Baji 30 grams, Rou Cong Rong 30 grams (soaked overnight in wine, peel off wrinkles, dried), Shi Hu 30 grams (without roots, chopped), Lu Rong 30 grams (hair removed, brushed with butter, slightly roasted until yellow), Fu Zi 30 grams (roasted, skin and umbilicus removed), Shu Yu 22.5 grams, Niu Xi 22.5 grams (without root), Gui Xin 22.5 grams, Shan Zhu Yu 22.5 grams, Ze Xie 22.5 grams, Yuan Zhi 22.5 grams (without heart), Shu Gan Di Huang 30 grams, Tu Si Zi 30 grams (soaked in wine for three days, dried, ground separately), Huang Qi 22.5 grams (chopped), Ren Shen 22.5 grams (without root head), Bing Lang 22.5 grams, Mu Xiang 22.5 grams, Dan Pi 22.5 grams, Xian Ling Pi 22.5 grams, She Chuan Zi 22.5 grams, Xu Duan 22.5 grams, Zhi Ke 22.5 grams (sautéed with bran until slightly yellow, pulp removed), Bai Fu Ling 22.5 grams, Fu Pen Zi 22.5 grams
【Usage】Crush all herbs into powder, mix with honey and pound 300–500 strokes into pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take 10–30 pills on empty stomach with salt water or warm wine, gradually increasing dosage.
【Indications】Kidney deficiency with cold, waist and leg pain, impotence, frequent urination, poor appetite, pale complexion, weak muscles and bones, difficulty rising or sitting, bladder coldness, abdominal distension and urgency. |
