Tonifying Pills

Tonifying Pills,For pain in the lower back and knees.

Formulas Name : Tonifying Pills

Chinese Name : 补益丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of small fennel (stir-fried with salt), 1 liang of wood fragrant, Sichuan melia fruit (2 liang in spring and autumn, 1 liang in summer, 3 liang in winter; remove the pulp and soak in wine), 1 liang of trichosanthes peel (remove the pith, stir-fried with wheat bran), 1 liang of anemarrhena rhizome (2 liang in spring and autumn, 1 liang in summer, 3 liang in winter;soaked in wine), Poria cocos 1 liang, Glycyrrhiza uralensis (roasted) 1 liang, Earthworm (roasted) 1 liang, Deer Antler (soaked in wine) 1 liang, Sichuan Pangolin Scale 1 liang (roasted with butter), Dog Penis 5 pieces (roasted with butter).

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 219), citing *Formulas from the Hall of Auspicious Bamboo*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a marble.

Benefits

For pain in the lower back and knees.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time on an empty stomach, chew thoroughly, wash down with warm wine, and follow with a dry food. Take another dose before lunch.

Tonifying Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 219), citing *Formulas from the Hall of Auspicious Bamboo*.,For pain in the lower back and knees.

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