“A Thousand Gold Is Not Worth a Cake”

"A Thousand Gold Is Not Worth a Cake",For stiffness and contractures of the hands and feet, or lameness lasting more than ten years.

Formulas Name : "A Thousand Gold Is Not Worth a Cake"

Chinese Name : 千金不换饼

Drug Formulation

5 fen of realgar, 1 qian of Asarum, 1 qian of Cinnamomum cassia, 1 qian of Saponaria, 1 qian of Aconitum carmichaeli, 1 qian of Notopterygium, 1 qian of Dipsacus, 1 qian of white Aconite, 1 qian of Atractylodes, and 3 fen of musk.

Source

From *Formulas of the Huizhiting Hall*, Volume 2.

Processing

Mix with water to form cakes the size of a Go stone.

Benefits

For stiffness and contractures of the hands and feet, or lameness lasting more than ten years.

Instructions for Use

Use the tip of a chopstick to probe the affected area; wherever there is unusual soreness or pain, that is the source of the disease. Mark 1–2 such spots with ink, apply the medicated cake to them, and moxibustion them until the tendons and meridians regain mobility.

“A Thousand Gold Is Not Worth a Cake”,From *Formulas of the Huizhiting Hall*, Volume 2.,For stiffness and contractures of the hands and feet, or lameness lasting more than ten years.

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