Myrrh Descending Holy Pill

Myrrh Descending Holy Pill,For contusions and bruises, torn tendons and fractured bones, spasms and pain, inability to flex or extend the limbs, as well as deficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, external invasion by wandering wind, wind damaging the meridians, laxity of tendons and bones, stabbing pain in the skin and flesh, stiffness in the shoulders and back, general fatigue, and weakness in the limbs.

Formulas Name : Myrrh Descending Holy Pill

Chinese Name : 没药降圣丹

Drug Formulation

Natural Copper (calcined, quenched in vinegar 12 times, ground into a fine powder, washed with water, and dried) 1 liang; Sichuan Aconite (raw, with skin and pith removed) 1 liang; Dipsacus (roasted to remove hair) 1 liang; White Peony Root 1 liang; Myrrh (ground separately) 1 liang;Frankincense (ground separately) 1 liang, Angelica sinensis (washed, baked) 1 liang, Raw Rehmannia glutinosa 1.5 liang, Ligusticum chuanxiong 1.5 liang.

Source

*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 8 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with equal parts fresh ginger juice and honey to form pills, making 4 pills per 1 liang.

Benefits

For contusions and bruises, torn tendons and fractured bones, spasms and pain, inability to flex or extend the limbs, as well as deficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, external invasion by wandering wind, wind damaging the meridians, laxity of tendons and bones, stabbing pain in the skin and flesh, stiffness in the shoulders and back, general fatigue, and weakness in the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; crush it, add half a zhan each of water and wine, and a small amount of Suma wood. Simmer together until reduced to 8 fen; remove the Suma wood, and take it hot on an empty stomach before meals.

Myrrh Descending Holy Pill,*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 8 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).,For contusions and bruises, torn tendons and fractured bones, spasms and pain, inability to flex or extend the limbs, as well as deficiency of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, external invasion by wandering wind, wind damaging the meridians, laxity of tendons and bones, stabbing pain in the skin and flesh, stiffness in the shoulders and back, general fatigue, and weakness in the limbs.

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