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Achyranthes and Sea-Pine Decoction Pills,For kidney wind and qi stagnation at the Kidney Shu point, which occasionally rises to attack the ears, eyes, head, face, and back, or flows down to the arms, waist, and legs, causing numbness, pain, and stiffness in the tendons and meridians, or occasional weakness, ringing in the ears, and even hearing loss.

Formulas Name : Achyranthes and Sea-Pine Decoction Pills

Chinese Name : 牛膝海桐煎丸

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of Achyranthes root, half a jin of Sea-tung bark (finely grind these two ingredients, pound into a fine powder, and simmer with 5 sheng of good wine in a copper or stone vessel until it becomes a paste); 2 liang of Aconite root (roasted, with skin and pith removed), 1 liang of Red Arrow,2 liang of Sichuan Aconite (roasted, with skin and pith removed), 2 liang of Sichuan Melia, 1 liang of Acanthopanax Bark, 4 liang of Tiger’s Brain Bone (coated with butter and roasted until yellow), 2.5 liang of Rhubarb, 2 liang of Peach Kernels (with skin and tips removed, stir-fried with bran until yellow), 1 liang of Red Peony Root,Cinnamon Bark 1 liang (peeled), Angelica Root 1 liang, Ephedra 1 liang (roots and nodes removed), Earthworm 1 liang (cleaned of soil, lightly roasted), Sichuan Ligusticum 2 liang, Frankincense 1 liang, Dehua 1 liang, Myrrh (ground) 1 liang,Frankincense (ground) 1 liang, Fangfeng (stem removed) 1 liang, Dusuibu 1 liang, Qilin Jie 1 liang, Imported Anise 1 liang, Agarwood 1 liang, Dried Scorpion 1 liang, Tiannanxing (raw) 1 liang, Realgar half a liang (ground and sifted), Musk half a liang (ground).

Source

From *Bo Ji*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; grind again until uniformly fine, then mix thoroughly into the preceding paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For kidney wind and qi stagnation at the Kidney Shu point, which occasionally rises to attack the ears, eyes, head, face, and back, or flows down to the arms, waist, and legs, causing numbness, pain, and stiffness in the tendons and meridians, or occasional weakness, ringing in the ears, and even hearing loss.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or salted water on an empty stomach.

Note

Avoid raw, cold, greasy, and toxic foods.

Achyranthes and Sea-Pine Decoction Pills,From *Bo Ji*, Volume 1.,For kidney wind and qi stagnation at the Kidney Shu point, which occasionally rises to attack the ears, eyes, head, face, and back, or flows down to the arms, waist, and legs, causing numbness, pain, and stiffness in the tendons and meridians, or occasional weakness, ringing in the ears, and even hearing loss.

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