Eight-Ingredient Anise Pills

Eight-Ingredient Anise Pills,Kidney deficiency with cold-induced hernia pain.

Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Anise Pills

Chinese Name : 八味茴香丸

Drug Formulation

Achyranthes root (remove the root tip; soak in wine overnight), Angelica root (remove the root tip; soak in wine overnight),Dodder Seed (washed, soaked in wine for three nights, ground into a cake), Lycium Bark (soil removed), Polygala (soaked in hot water, core removed), Acorus (9-joint variety, hair removed), Cotton-wrapped Astragalus (honey-roasted), Prepared Rehmannia (soil removed), and Fennel—all in equal parts.

Source

*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 24.

Benefits

Kidney deficiency with cold-induced hernia pain.

Eight-Ingredient Anise Pills,*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 24.,Kidney deficiency with cold-induced hernia pain.

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