Achyranthes and Papaya Pills

Achyranthes and Papaya Pills,

Formulas Name : Achyranthes and Papaya Pills

Chinese Name : 牛膝木瓜丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Achyranthes root (soaked in wine overnight, sliced, and roasted), 1 papaya (top and seeds removed; steamed with 1 liang of mugwort until tender), 1 liang of Morinda root (core removed, stir-fried), 1 liang of Aquilaria seeds (stir-fried), 1 liang of Wood Fragrance, and half a liang of Cinnamon bark (coarse outer bark removed).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.

Processing

Take the above 6 ingredients; grind 5 of them into a powder, then mix with the steamed papaya and mugwort and pound together into pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine.

Achyranthes and Papaya Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.,

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