Achyranthes and Gastrodia Pills

Achyranthes and Gastrodia Pills,Deficiency of the Nutritive Qi and excess of the Defensive Qi, numbness of the muscles, and a feeling of heaviness throughout the body. Itchy skin, and dizziness and fatigue in the head and eyes.

Formulas Name : Achyranthes and Gastrodia Pills

Chinese Name : 牛膝天麻丸

Drug Formulation

Achyranthes (soaked in wine, sliced, and roasted) 2 liang,Tianma (soaked in wine, sliced, and roasted) 1 liang and a half, Musk (ground) 1 fen, Cinnamon (with coarse bark removed) 1 fen, Dried Scorpion (roasted, with dirt removed) half a liang, White Flower Snake Meat (roasted with wine) half a liang, Areca Nut (chopped) 3 fen, Du Huo (with root tip removed) 3 fen, Fangfeng (with branches removed) 1 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Deficiency of the Nutritive Qi and excess of the Defensive Qi, numbness of the muscles, and a feeling of heaviness throughout the body. Itchy skin, and dizziness and fatigue in the head and eyes.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with mint wine; Jingjie Decoction may also be used. Take at any time.

Achyranthes and Gastrodia Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.,Deficiency of the Nutritive Qi and excess of the Defensive Qi, numbness of the muscles, and a feeling of heaviness throughout the body. Itchy skin, and dizziness and fatigue in the head and eyes.

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