Jianbu Pills

Jianbu Pills,For dry and damp beriberi, numbness and cold pain in the legs and knees, dull pain in the soles of the feet, difficulty walking, and sores developing on the lower limbs.

Formulas Name : Jianbu Pills

Chinese Name : 健步丸

Drug Formulation

Heather leaves 1 liang, Tiannanxing (roasted and cracked) 1 liang, Qianghuo (root tip removed) 1 liang, Tianma (stems removed) 1 liang, Coix seed 1 liang, Fangfeng (root tip removed) 1 liang, Dipsacus root 1 liang,1 liang of Smilax glabra, 1 liang of Astragalus membranaceus (root, with root tip removed), 1 liang of Angelica sinensis (root, with root tip removed, washed, and roasted), 1 liang of Dendrobium nobile (stem removed), 2 liang of Achyranthes bidentata (finely chopped, soaked in wine overnight, then roasted until dry), 4 liang of dried papaya, 1 liang of Clematis chinensis, 1 liang of natural copper (heated until red-hot, quenched in vinegar, then crushed and ground).

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using wine paste.

Benefits

For dry and damp beriberi, numbness and cold pain in the legs and knees, dull pain in the soles of the feet, difficulty walking, and sores developing on the lower limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with warm wine or papaya soup.

Jianbu Pills,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.,For dry and damp beriberi, numbness and cold pain in the legs and knees, dull pain in the soles of the feet, difficulty walking, and sores developing on the lower limbs.

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