Dongxu Pill

Dongxu Pill,Aversion to wind, numbness, wandering pain, and spasmodic pain.

Formulas Name : Dongxu Pill

Chinese Name : 洞虚丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang 5 qian of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 1 liang 5 qian of Gastrodia elata, 1 liang 5 qian of Ligusticum wallichii, 1 liang 5 qian of Asarum sieboldii, 3 liang of Achyranthes bidentata,3 liang of Qianghuo, 4 liang of Da Fengzi, 2 liang of Cicada Shells, 2 liang of Sesame Seeds, 2 liang of Fangfeng, 2 liang of Duhuo, 2 liang of Stiff Silkworm, 2 liang of Jingjie, 2 liang of Sumu, 2 liang of Fengteng, 2 liang of Gypsum, 2 liang of Tribulus,2 liang of Gardenia, 2 liang of Peony, 2 liang of Acorus, 2 liang of Stone Silkworm, 2 liang of Scutellaria, 2 liang of Forsythia, 2 liang of Aconite, 2 liang of Purple Duckweed, 2 liang of Cimicifuga, 2 liang of Safflower, 2 liang of Ephedra, 2 liang of Angelica dahurica, 2 liang of Dendrobium, 2 liang of Angelica sinensis, 2 liang of Clematis.

Source

*Resolving the Source of the Yuan* (Jie Wei Yuan Sou), Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Aversion to wind, numbness, wandering pain, and spasmodic pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 100 pills per dose. Use 1 jin 4 liang of Rhododendron root, crush it, boil it in 20 jin of wine until the dregs are removed, and take 1 cup of the liquid to wash down the pills.

Note

Avoid salty foods.

Dongxu Pill,*Resolving the Source of the Yuan* (Jie Wei Yuan Sou), Volume 3.,Aversion to wind, numbness, wandering pain, and spasmodic pain.

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