Great Blood-Activating Pills

Great Blood-Activating Pills,For contusions, injuries, broken bones, torn tendons, blood stasis with swelling and pain, paralysis and intractable numbness, aching limbs, and all forms of gout.

Formulas Name : Great Blood-Activating Pills

Chinese Name : 大活血丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of charred green mulberry bark, 1 liang 6 qian of chestnut shell, 1 liang 6 qian of Dipsacus asper, 1 liang 6 qian of processed Pinellia ternata, 1 liang 6 qian of white peony root, 1 liang 6 qian of Achyranthes root, 1 liang 6 qian of processed Sichuan aconite, 1 liang 6 qian of black beans (boiled in wine), 8 qian of natural copper, 8 qian of toadstool seeds, 1 liang of Asarum, 3 qian of Aquilaria agallocha nodes,3 qian of Liquidambar, 6 qian of Frankincense, 6 qian of Myrrh, 6 qian of Dragon’s Blood.

Source

*Zhunsheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Prepare a paste using vinegar-cooked sorghum flour, then gather several people to roll the mixture into pills. If rolled too loosely, they will crack; they should be the size of a marble. Allow them to dry, then coat them with raw lacquer; they will remain intact for a long time.

Benefits

For contusions, injuries, broken bones, torn tendons, blood stasis with swelling and pain, paralysis and intractable numbness, aching limbs, and all forms of gout.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time, dissolving it in ash-free wine before ingestion.

Great Blood-Activating Pills,*Zhunsheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 6.,For contusions, injuries, broken bones, torn tendons, blood stasis with swelling and pain, paralysis and intractable numbness, aching limbs, and all forms of gout.

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