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Commentary: The *Huangdi Nanjing* (Classic of Difficult Issues) states that the first degree of damage affects the skin and hair, manifesting as clustered skin and falling hair. The second degree of damage affects the blood vessels, manifesting as deficient and scanty blood vessels unable to nourish the five zang organs and six fu organs. The third degree of damage affects the muscles, manifesting as emaciated muscles where food intake fails to transform into flesh. The fourth degree of damage affects the sinews, manifesting as flaccid sinews unable to maintain control. The fifth degree of damage affects the bones, manifesting as bone atrophy where one cannot rise from bed; this is the pathology of "damage" (sun). It further states that for lung damage, one should tonify its qi; for heart damage, one should regulate ying and wei; for spleen damage, one should regulate diet and adapt to cold and warmth; for liver damage, one should soothe its interior (soothe liver qi stagnation); for kidney damage, one should tonify its essence. These are the general principles of tonification. Human qi and blood flow in harmony with heaven and earth, inevitably experiencing fullness and emptiness. With fullness and emptiness, there must be loss and gain. The appropriate treatment principle is: tonify what is deficient, supplement what is lacking. Treatment varies according to urgency. Thus, there is mild tonification (ping bu) and severe tonification (jun bu). Some tonify qi, some tonify essence, some tonify blood vessels, some strengthen sinews and bones. This extends to promoting beard and hair growth, preserving youthful appearance, with diverse treatment methods. In summary, treatment should be appropriate and moderate, avoiding excess and deficiency, which constitutes good medical practice.

Commentary: The interplay of yin and yang is called the Dao; deviation towards yin or yang is called disease. Without understanding the Dao, one cannot cure others' diseases. People greedily consume medicinal herbs, pursuing harsh and potent effects, which not only brings no benefit but also damages the harmonious qi. Therefore, medical texts discuss mild tonification methods, aiming solely to balance yin and yang.

[Mild Tonification for Various Deficiencies] Dihuang Decoction Pill Formula
Raw Rehmannia Root Juice (Sheng Dihuang, 20 jin, washed and crushed to extract juice), Prepared Dried Rehmannia Root (Shu Gan Dihuang, baked 2 jin), Raw Dried Rehmannia Root (Sheng Gan Dihuang, baked 2 jin), Licorice Root (Gancao, roasted and chopped half jin), Mellow Wine (Chun Jiu, 1 dou, non-ash wine), Dodder Seed (Tusizi, soaked in wine and separately crushed), Deer Antler Glue (Lujiao Jiao, roasted dry), White Tribulus Fruit (Bai Jili, fried and thorns removed), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine, cut and baked), Dry Bitumen (Gan Qi, powder mixed with wine and fried until smoke ceases), White Poria (Bai Fuling, black skin removed), Areca Nut (Bai Binglang, baked and chopped), Aurantium Peel (Zhiqiao, pith removed and bran-fried), Dioscorea Hypoglauca Rhizome (Bixie), Raspberry (Fupenzi, stems removed, each 4 liang).
The above fifteen ingredients, excluding raw Rehmannia juice and wine, are finely pounded and sieved into powder. First, take the Rehmannia juice and five sheng of wine, slowly boil in a silver pot for thirty to twenty boils. Next, add Deer Antler Glue, stirring until completely dissolved. Then add the Rehmannia powder. Subsequently, add the remaining herbal powders and more wine, stirring constantly with a willow branch until suitable for pill formation. Divide into twenty doses. Wrap the remainder in wax paper and store in a wide-mouthed porcelain jar, sealed. Take one dose to prepare pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, increasing to 50, with warm wine on an empty stomach before meals. Store remaining powder for over three months, sun-dry, and reseal. This formula also treats consumptive disorders and various wind diseases, strengthens teeth, nourishes beard and hair, and with long-term use, strengthens sinews and bones, increases muscle mass, beautifies complexion, sharpens hearing and vision, promotes robust health, prevents myriad diseases, and is especially effective when taken with Rehmannia wine.

[Mild Tonification for Various Deficiencies] Shichangpu Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies various deficiencies; long-term use lightens the body and prolongs life, invigorates blood and benefits qi, moistens and nourishes skin and muscles.
Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome (Shichangpu, nine-joint type preferred, 1.5 liang), Biota Seed (Baiziren), Eucommia Bark (Duzhong, coarse bark removed, roasted and chopped), Stemona Root (Bubai), Yam (Shanyu), Licorice Root (Gancao, roasted and chopped), Schisandra Berry (Wuweizi, fried), Fritillaria Bulb (Beimu, heart removed), Salvia Root (Danshen, each 1 liang), Ginseng Root (Renshen), Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng, forked parts removed), White Poria (Bai Fuling, black skin removed), Poria with Hostwood (Fushen, wood core removed, each 1.5 liang), Raw Dried Rehmannia Root (Sheng Gan Dihuang, baked), Ophiopogon Tuber (Mendong, heart removed and baked, each 2 liang), Polygala Root (Yuanzhi, heart removed, 0.5 liang).
The above sixteen ingredients are pounded and sieved into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of bullet seeds. Take one pill per dose, chewed with boiled water on an empty stomach before meals, three times daily.

[Five Zang Mild Tonification] Yannian Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies the five zang organs, treats hundred diseases.
Dodder Seed (Tusizi, soaked in wine for seven days, fried yellow, 3 liang), Goji Berry (Gouqizi, stems removed), Raspberry (Fupenzi, calyx removed), Plantago Seed (Cheqianzi, soaked in wine), Morinda Root (Bajitian, heart removed), Polygala Root (Yuanzhi, heart removed), Raw Dried Rehmannia Root, Asarum Root (Xixin, seedlings and leaves removed), Atractylodes Rhizome (Baizhu, fried), Acorus Rhizome (Changpu, chopped), Polygonum Multiflorum Root (Heshouwu, black skin removed), Lycium Bark (Digupi), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine overnight), Dipsacus Root (Xuduan), Chrysanthemum Flower (Juhua, stems and calyx removed, each 1.5 liang).
The above fifteen ingredients, except Chrysanthemum, are washed with warm water and a little wine, then baked dry. Pound and sieve into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills daily on an empty stomach. Men take with salt water, women with vinegar water. Take another dose before noon meal. After ten doses, if symptoms flare up, it indicates the medicine is activating the root cause and taking effect.

[Heart and Kidney Mild Tonification] Gouqi Zi Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies heart and kidney, prolongs life and preserves youth.
Goji Berry (Gouqizi, washed with hot water), Chrysanthemum Flower (Juhua, selected clean), Cistanche Stem (Roucongrong, soaked in wine overnight, cut and baked), Cinnamon Bark (Gui, coarse bark removed), Astragalus Root (Huangqi, coated with butter, roasted and chopped), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine overnight and baked), Raw Dried Rehmannia Root (Sheng Gan Dihuang, soaked in wine overnight and baked), Polygala Root (Yuanzhi, heart removed), Yam (Shanyu, each 2 liang), Biota Seed (Baiziren, soaked in wine, baked and fried), Ginseng Root (Renshen), White Poria (Bai Fuling, black skin removed, each 1.5 liang).
The above twelve ingredients are pounded and sieved into powder. Use the wine used to soak the herbs to cook wheat paste for pill formation. Form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine; salt water is also acceptable.

[Air and Blood Mild Tonification] Shenxian Bawei Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies, strengthens qi and invigorates blood, preserves youth, lightens body, and strengthens bones.
Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, seedlings removed, 1 jin), Spirit Tree Root (Weilingxian, washed), Morinda Root (Bajitian, heart removed, each 4 liang), Gastrodia Rhizome (Tianma, 0.5 jin, sliced; soak the above four in two dou of good wine for two nights, then bake), Dendrobium Stem (Shihu, roots removed, 4 liang), Cistanche Stem (Roucongrong, soil removed, 2 jin, washed and sliced; simmer with the previous soaking wine in a silver or earthenware vessel over low heat until paste forms), Polygonum Multiflorum Root (Heshouwu, 1 jin, black skin removed, soaked in rice wash until soft, sliced, steamed with black beans until rotten, then baked dry), Cryptocoryne Bark (Haitongpi, chopped, 0.5 jin).
The above eight ingredients, excluding Cistanche paste, are pounded and sieved into powder. Knead with Cistanche paste for a thousand strikes. Form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 20 to 30 pills on an empty stomach before meals with warm wine. Three times daily. Long-term use dispels wind pathogens, regulates ying and wei, smooths the triple burner, and darkens beard and hair.

[Complexion Mild Tonification] Xiaodihuang Jian Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies, brightens complexion, darkens beard and hair, promotes robustness.
Raw Rehmannia Root (Sheng Dihuang, 10 jin, washed, drained overnight, crushed and squeezed for juice), Deer Antler Glue (Lujiao Jiao, 1 jin), Perilla Seed (Zisuzi, fried, 2 jin), Butter (Su, 1.5 jin), Ginger Root (Shengjiang, 0.5 jin, crushed for juice), Honey (Mi, 2 sheng), Wine (Jiu, 4 sheng).
The above seven ingredients: First, boil Rehmannia juice over gentle fire for one or two boils. Immediately add Perilla Seed juice prepared by grinding with wine and filtering. Boil for twenty more boils, then add glue. When glue is fully dissolved, add butter, honey, and ginger juice, simmering until thick like syrup. Store in a clean porcelain container. Take one spoonful per dose, dissolve in warm wine and drink.

[Mild Tonification for Various Deficiencies] Shihu Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies various deficiencies.
Dendrobium Stem (Shihu, roots removed), Polygala Root (Yuanzhi, heart removed), Areca Nut (Binglang, baked and chopped), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine overnight and baked), Mantis Egg Case (Sangpiaoxiao, roasted焦 then fried again), Cinnamon Bark (Gui, coarse bark removed), Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, processed, each 0.5 liang), Schisandra Berry (Wuweizi, fried), Raspberry (Fupenzi, lightly fried), Cistanche Stem (Roucongrong, soaked in wine, wrinkled skin removed, cut and baked), Morinda Root (Bajitian, heart removed, lightly fried), Aurantium Peel (Zhiqiao, pith removed and bran-fried), Biota Seed (Baiziren, ground), Tangerine Peel (Chenjuapi, soaked in water, white pith removed and baked, each 2 liang), Deer Antler Tip (Lurong, pair, hair removed, roasted with butter), Alisma Rhizome (Zexie), White Tribulus Fruit (Bai Jili, fried and thorns removed, each 3 fen), Aconite Lateral Root (Tianxiong, processed cracked, skin and navel removed), Dodder Seed (Tusizi, soaked in wine, crushed, baked for three days, each 2 liang).
The above nineteen ingredients are pounded into fine powder and mixed evenly. Combine with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with salt water on an empty stomach.

[Blood and Qi Mild Tonification] Lurong Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies various deficiencies, benefits blood and qi, strengthens sinews and bones.
Deer Antler Tip (Lurong, hair removed, roasted with butter), Processed Aconite Root (Fuzi, processed cracked, skin and navel removed), Dipsacus Root (Xuduan), Platycladi Leaf (Cebaiye), Magnolia Bark (N Hou, coarse bark removed, roasted with ginger juice), Astragalus Root (Huangqi, chopped, each 1 liang), Donkey-Hide Glue (Ejiao, roasted dry, 2 liang), Angelica Root (Danggui, cut and fried), Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shu Dihuang, baked), Musk (Shexiang, ground, each 0.5 liang).
The above ten ingredients are made into fine powder. Combine with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with rice drink; warm wine or salt water are also acceptable.

[Hundred Damages Mild Tonification] Shanyu Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies hundred damages.
Yam (Shanyu), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine, cut and baked), Dodder Seed (Tusizi, soaked in wine and separately crushed), White Poria (Bai Fuling, black skin removed), Morinda Root (Bajitian, heart removed), Alisma Rhizome (Zexie), Red Kaolin (Chishizhi, each 2 liang), Schisandra Berry (Wuweizi), Eucommia Bark (Duzhong, coarse bark removed, roasted with butter and chopped), Cornelian Cherry Fruit (Shanzhuyu, each 1 liang).
The above ten ingredients are pounded and sieved into powder. Combine with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine on an empty stomach.

[Bone Replacement Mild Tonification] Sanhuang Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies for bone replacement, longevity and immortality preservation.
Raw Rehmannia Root (Sheng Dihuang, 30 jin, crushed in wooden mortar for natural juice), Raw Dried Rehmannia Root (Sheng Gan Dihuang, baked), Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shu Dihuang, baked, each 1 jin powdered), Deer Antler Glue (Lujiao Jiao, roasted dry and powdered), Hemp Seed (Dama Ren, ground), Dry Bitumen (Gan Qi, powder mixed with vinegar and fried until smoke ceases, each 4 liang), Licorice Root (Gancao, roasted and chopped), Apricot Seed (Xingren, skin and tip removed, double-kernel ground), Honey (Mi, each 0.5 jin).
The above nine ingredients are processed, pounded, and ground. Seven ingredients are made into powder. First, mix one dou of non-ash wine with Raw Rehmannia juice and honey. Simmer slowly in a silver vessel, stirring with a willow branch. When nearly forming a paste, add all medicines and continue boiling until suitable. Form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, facing east with warm wine on an empty stomach before meals, increasing to 50 pills.

[Meridian Mild Tonification] Wubi Shanyao Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies hundred damages, five labors and seven injuries, headache and dizziness, cold extremities, periodic irritability and fever, cold bi and bone pain, immobile waist and hips, excessive eating without muscle gain, or slight eating with bloating, lackluster body,衰竭 of yang qi and stagnation of yin qi. This medicine tonifies meridians, restores yin and yang, calms hun and po, opens the triple burner, breaks accumulations, thickens intestines and stomach, strengthens sinews and bones, lightens the body and brightens eyes, dispels wind and cold, treating all ailments.
Dried Yam (Gan Shanyao, 2.5 liang), Eucommia Bark (Duzhong, skin removed, chopped and fried, 3 liang), Schisandra Berry (Wuweizi, selected clean, 2.5 liang), Dodder Seed (Tusizi, soaked in wine, 3 liang), Cistanche Stem (Rongrou, chopped and soaked in wine, 4 liang), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, chopped and soaked in wine, 1 liang), Alisma Rhizome (Zexie, 1 liang), Prepared Dried Rehmannia Root (Shu Gan Dihuang, 1 liang), Cornelian Cherry Fruit (Shanzhuyu, 1 liang), Poria with Hostwood (Fushen, skin and wood core removed, 1 liang), Morinda Root (Baji, heart removed, 1 liang), Red Kaolin (Chishizhi, 1 liang).
The above twelve ingredients are pounded and sifted into powder. Knead with refined honey to form pills. Size of sophora seeds. Take 20 to 30 pills before meals with warm wine; warm rice drink is also acceptable. After seven days of use, the body becomes light and vigorous, limbs moistened, lips and mouth red, hands and feet warm, face radiant, digestion improved, body peaceful, voice clear—these are signs of efficacy. After ten days, muscles grow. This medicine enters the brain through the middle jiao, causing nasal soreness; do not be alarmed.

[Lower Yuan Mild Tonification] Chushi Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies lower yuan, treats various cold deficiencies, benefits yang pathway, enables standing for long periods without fatigue. For those aged eighty, it prevents facial withering. For nursing mothers, it makes infants plump and white.
Celtis Fruit (Chushi, 1 sheng, floaters removed, baked and fried), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, seedlings removed, 0.5 jin, chopped and washed), Cinnamon Bark (Gui, coarse bark removed, 5 liang), Processed Aconite Root (Fuzi, processed cracked, skin and navel removed), Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, processed), Morinda Root (Bajitian, heart removed), Elk Antler (Mijiao, shaved and roasted with butter), Dendrobium Stem (Shihu, roots removed and chopped, each 2 liang).
The above eight ingredients are pounded and sieved into powder. Combine with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills daily on an empty stomach with warm wine, increasing to 40 pills.

[Yuan Yang Mild Tonification] Fuzi Rongrou Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies, strengthens yuan yang.
Processed Aconite Root (Fuzi, processed cracked, skin and navel removed, one piece), Cistanche Stem (Roucongrong, soaked in wine overnight, cut and baked), Celtis Fruit (Chushi, soaked in wine overnight, steamed cooked), Xiangzi (fried), Dodder Seed (Tusizi, soaked in wine overnight, steamed cooked, ground and baked), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine, cut and baked), Psoralea Fruit (Buguzhi, fried), Apricot Seed (Xingren, skin and tip removed, double-kernel fried), White Poria (Baifuling), Angelica Root (Danggui, cut and baked, each 0.5 liang), Long Pepper Fruit (Bibo, fried), Peach Kernel (Taoren, skin and tip removed, double-kernel fried), Polygala Root (Yuanzhi, heart removed), Cornelian Cherry Fruit (Shanzhuyu, broken and fried), Bupleurum Root (Chaihu, radicle removed), Astragalus Root (Huangqi, finely chopped), Morinda Root (Bajitian), Myrobalan (Wuyi, fried), Yam (Shanyu, each 1 liang), Garlic (Suan, six cloves baked), Sichuan Pepper (Shujiao, eyes and closed-mouth removed, fried until sweat appears), Yellow Beeswax (Huangla, each 2 liang).
The above twenty-two ingredients, excluding Cistanche, peach kernel, apricot kernel, Celtis fruit, garlic, and beeswax, are pounded and sieved into powder. First, take one and a half jin of lean mutton, remove skin and bone, cut finely, and boil in water until cooked. Add three sheng of good wine and simmer until tender. Add beeswax until melted. Remove everything and grind finely. Add Celtis fruit, peach kernel, apricot kernel, Cistanche, garlic, etc., and grind thoroughly into a paste. Mix with the previous herbal powder to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 15 pills per dose, increasing to 20, on an empty stomach with salt wine or salt water.

[Blood and Qi Mild Tonification] Liushen Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies various deficiencies, greatly benefits blood and qi.
Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome (Shichangpu, washed, chopped, and baked), Lycium Bark (Digupi, washed and baked), Polygala Root (Yuanzhi, heart removed), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, seedlings removed, soaked in wine and baked), Raw Dried Rehmannia Root, Dodder Seed (Tusizi, soaked in wine for seven days, fried, separately pounded and sieved into powder, equal parts).
The above six ingredients, excluding Dodder Seed, are pounded and sieved into powder. Mix evenly with Dodder Seed powder. Combine with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals with warm wine or salt water, increasing to 30 pills.

[Various Deficiencies Mild Tonification] Wubu Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies various deficiencies.
Ginseng Root (Renshen), White Poria (Baifuling, black skin removed), Lycium Bark (Digupi, cleaned), Prepared Dried Rehmannia Root (Shu Gan Dihuang, baked), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine overnight, cut and baked, each 5 liang).
The above five ingredients are pounded and sieved into powder. Combine with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine or porridge drink. Avoid iron vessels; pounding should be done in stone or wooden mortars.

[Mild Tonification] Shu Gan Dihuang Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies.
Prepared Dried Rehmannia Root (Shu Gan Dihuang, baked), Aurantium Peel (Zhiqiao, pith removed and bran-fried), Lycium Bark (Digupi, washed and baked), Dodder Seed (Tusizi, soaked in wine, separately crushed and powdered), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine, cut and baked, each 5 liang).
The above five ingredients are pounded and sieved into powder. Combine with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 20 pills daily on an empty stomach with salt water, increasing to 30 pills.

[Mild Tonification] Rongrou Sibei Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies.
Cistanche Stem (Rongrou, soaked in wine overnight, coarse bark removed, cut and baked, 2 liang), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine overnight, cut and baked, 4 liang), Chrysanthemum Flower (Juhua, 6 liang), Goji Berry (Gouqizi, 8 liang).
The above four ingredients are pounded and sieved into powder. Combine with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm wine on an empty stomach.

[Wind-Phlegm Mild Tonification] Shanyu Sibei Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies, dispels wind-phlegm, benefits longevity.
Yam (Shanyu, 0.5 liang), Goji Berry (Gouqizi, 1 liang), Sweet Chrysanthemum Flower (Gan Juhua, 2 liang), Prepared Dried Rehmannia Root (Shu Gan Dihuang, baked, 4 liang).
The above four ingredients are pounded and sieved into powder. Combine with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach before meals with salt water; warm wine is also acceptable.

[Five Zang Mild Tonification] Sijin Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies five zang organs, strengthens sinews and bones, benefits complexion, improves diet.
Cistanche Stem (Rongrou, soaked in wine overnight and baked), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine overnight and baked), Gastrodia Rhizome (Tianma), Green Salt (Qingyan, finely ground, each 3 liang).
The above four ingredients, excluding salt, are pounded and sieved into powder. Mix evenly with salt. Take one papaya, remove the core, steam until soft, peel. Grind in a mortar with the four medicines. Form pills the size of sophora seeds. If too dry, add a little wine. Take 50 pills on an empty stomach and before sleep, swallowed with warm wine.

[Mild Tonification] Gouqi Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies.
Dendrobium Stem (Shihu, roots removed, 1 liang), Deer Antler Tip (Lurong, hair removed, roasted with butter), Lycium Bark (Digupi, each 1 fen).
The above three ingredients are baked, pounded, and sieved into powder. Use two he of natural juice from red Goji berries, one he of non-ash wine, and half liang of white honey, simmered into a paste. Form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine or ginger-salt water.

[Mild Tonification] Xianshu Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies.
Atractylodes Rhizome (Cangzhu, 3 jin, soaked in rice wash overnight, cut, fried, and powdered), Goji Berry (Gouqizi, powdered), Raw Dried Rehmannia Root (Sheng Gan Dihuang, cut, baked, and powdered, each 1 jin).
The above three ingredients: Use two sheng of good wine to first dissolve Goji berry powder into a paste. Then pound Cangzhu and Rehmannia together for three hundred strikes. Form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with fresh drawn water.

[Essence and Yang Mild Tonification] Buguzhi Pill Formula
Efficacy: Mildly tonifies various deficiencies, benefits essence and strengthens yang.
Psoralea Fruit (Buguzhi, fried), Pine Resin (Songzhi), Yam (Shanyu), White Poria (Baifuling, black skin removed, each 8 liang), Apricot Seed (Xingren, soaked in water, skin and tip removed, double-kernel fried, 3 sheng), Walnut Meat (Hetaorou), Jujube (Zao, each 1 jin), Deer Antler Glue (Lujiao Jiao, roasted dry, 10 liang), Cinnamon Bark (Gui, coarse bark removed), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine, cut and baked), Alisma Rhizome (Zexie), Acorus Rhizome (Changpu), Coix Seed (Yiyiren), Dioscorea Hypoglauca Rhizome (Bixie), Areca Nut (Binglang, baked and chopped), Pubescent Angelica Root (Duohuo, radicle removed), Tribulus Fruit (Jili Zi, fried and thorns removed), Cnidium Fruit (Shechuangzi, each 1 liang), Raw Rehmannia Root (Sheng Dihuang, 20 jin for juice).
The above nineteen ingredients, excluding Rehmannia juice, are pounded and sieved into powder. Boil Rehmannia juice into a decoction, add medicine, point with honey, and form pills. Size of sophora seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine.

[Strength Mild Tonification] Mijiao Pill Formula
Efficacy: Benefits blood and qi, strengthens sinew force.
Formerly, the Daoist Dai Ninggu met a drunkard in the city, invited him to drink, and received a poem: "The tail gate cannot stop the ocean from drying up, nine-turn elixirs are vainly spoken. Only the pearl on the spotted dragon's head can replenish the blood below the jade hall." They agreed to meet in September at Mount Emei. Ninggu went as scheduled and indeed saw him under Taixu Rock. He was taught cultivation techniques: "Your qi and blood are turbulent, deficient and exhausted. You should first take Mijiao Pill to tonify qi and blood and strengthen sinews and force, then you can practice these techniques." Ninggu then understood the verse about the spotted dragon. After taking it for over a year, his body became light and complexion moist. Using the technique, he lived to 170 years old. He left the formula for posterity.
Take five large elk antlers, or four, three, or two as one dose. If elk antlers are unavailable, use large deer antlers instead. Fresh ones from the current year are best. Look for the base of the antler where cutting marks are visible; this is usable. Flat bases where antlers have fallen off are unusable. First remove the top one cun. Cut the rest, each 7-8 cun long, to fit holding. Place in a container. Hang in flowing water to soak for ten nights. If no flowing water, draw water into a clean basin to soak. Change water every night. After ten days, remove, scrape off wrinkled skin, shave the white inner part with a sharp tool until the center is reached. Soak in clear rice wash for two nights. After the first night, dry, squeeze out old water, place on new silk cloth and sun-dry. Select and remove coarse bad bone skin and unevenly shaved parts. Soak in non-ash mellow wine in a porcelain vessel for two nights. The amount of wine depends on the quantity of herbs. After soaking is complete, put into a clean cauldron. First boil vigorously for the time it takes to eat one meal. Then simmer gently over low fire until bubbling like crab eyes. Stir constantly with a wooden whisk; change persons if tired, do not stop. Add wine occasionally. When the powder dissolves like thin glue, then add five sheng of cow milk and one sheng of butter. Gradually add the following medicines in order:
Gastrodia Rhizome (Qinjiao, seedlings and soil removed), Ginseng Root (Renshen), Licorice Root (Gancao, roasted and chopped), Cistanche Stem (Roucongrong, soaked in wine, wrinkled skin removed and baked), Areca Nut (Binglang, chopped), Tetrapanax Stem (Mutong, chopped), Dodder Seed (Tusizi, soaked in wine for two nights, separately crushed, each 1 liang).