Great Eight-Wind Powder

Great Eight-Wind Powder,For various cases of chronic rheumatic arthralgia with weakness in the legs.

Formulas Name : Great Eight-Wind Powder

Chinese Name : 大八风散

Drug Formulation

Half liang of Morinda officinalis, half liang of Astragalus membranaceus, half liang of Cinnamomum cassia, half liang of Asarum heterotropoides, half liang of Aconitum carmichaeli, half liang of Smilax glabra, half liang of Cistanche deserticola, half liang of Vitex negundo, half liang of Dioscorea opposita, half liang of Chrysanthemum morifolium, half liang of Asarum sieboldii,Half liang of Cornus officinalis, half liang of Gentiana macrophylla, half liang of Scutellaria baicalensis, half liang of Dendrobium nobile, half liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, half liang of alum (one version reads “ferric sulfate”), half liang of Magnolia officinalis, half liang of Gentiana scabra, half liang of Panax ginseng, half liang of Sichuan pepper, 18 zhu of Aconite root, 18 zhu of Schisandra chinensis, 1 liang of Acorus tatarinowii,Poria 1 liang, Achyranthes 1 liang, Black Beak 1 liang, Polygala 1 liang, Platycodon 30 zhu, Ligusticum 6 zhu, White Peony 6 zhu, Peony 6 zhu.

Source

*Qianjin*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the above herbs into a fine powder.

Benefits

For various cases of chronic rheumatic arthralgia with weakness in the legs.

Instructions for Use

Take half a cun of the mixture mixed with wine three times daily. If no effect is felt, slightly increase the dose until a mild sensation is noticed.

Great Eight-Wind Powder,*Qianjin*, Volume 7.,For various cases of chronic rheumatic arthralgia with weakness in the legs.

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