Tiger-Tortoise Pills

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Tiger-Tortoise Pills,Weakness and atrophy of the legs and knees. Damp-heat stagnation causes yin fire to rise, resulting in weakness, softness, and pain in both legs, or a sensation as if being roasted by fire, with the pain surging upward from the ankles.

Formulas Name : Tiger-Tortoise Pills

Chinese Name : 虎龟丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of tiger tibia, 2 liang of decayed turtle shell, 3 liang of Atractylodes lancea, 2 liang of Phellodendron bark, 4 liang of Stephania root, 2 liang of Angelica sinensis root tips, and 1.5 liang of Achyranthes root.

Source

From *Principles of Medicine*, cited in Volume 4 of *Supplement to the Omissions of the Inner Canon*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with a paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Weakness and atrophy of the legs and knees. Damp-heat stagnation causes yin fire to rise, resulting in weakness, softness, and pain in both legs, or a sensation as if being roasted by fire, with the pain surging upward from the ankles.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose, or 100 pills. Take on an empty stomach with salted ginger tea.

Tiger-Tortoise Pills，From *Principles of Medicine*, cited in Volume 4 of *Supplement to the Omissions of the Inner Canon*.，Weakness and atrophy of the legs and knees. Damp-heat stagnation causes yin fire to rise, resulting in weakness, softness, and pain in both legs, or a sensation as if being roasted by fire, with the pain surging upward from the ankles.

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