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-- Treats deficiency cold of the Spleen and Kidney, insufficiency of Qi and Blood, insufficiency of Essence and Blood, insecurity of Essence and Marrow, inability to take food, fever and night sweats, floating toothache, mental decline and weakness, sore lower back and bodily fatigue.

Prepared Rehmannia 2 liang; Chinese Yam; Achyranthes (wine-soaked); Lycium Fruit (wine-soaked) 1.5 liang; Cornus Fruit; Poria (mixed with milk); Eucommia (stir-fried with ginger juice until threads break); Polygala (core removed); Schisandra (stir-fried); Broussonetia Fruit (steamed with wine); Fennel (stir-fried); Morinda (wine-soaked); Cistanche (wine-soaked) 1 liang; Acorus 5 qian. Add jujube flesh and honey to make pills; take with salt water or wine.

Add jujube flesh and honey to make pills; take with salt water or wine before meals. (Modern usage: Pill, take 4-6 g per dose, swallowed with light salt water before meals.)

湯劑

Enrich Yin and nourish Blood, Tonify Qi and strengthen Yang.

Deficiency impairment of the Spleen, Stomach, Heart, and Kidney. Soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, dizziness and blurred vision, mental fatigue and lack of strength, forgetfulness and insomnia, no desire for food or drink, thin and weak limbs, seminal emission, frequent night urination, pale tongue with white coating, deep and weak pulse.