Aconite-Cow Pills，From *Hong’s Collection of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，For beriberi, or injuries from falls, blows, or sprains, accompanied by unbearable lower back pain.
Aconite-Cow Pills
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Formulas Name : Aconite-Cow Pills
Chinese Name : 附牛丸
Drug Formulation
Half a liang of Aconite (roasted, with skin and pith removed), Black Pharbitis (stir-fried on a tile until dry).
Source
From *Hong’s Collection of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from flour boiled in wine to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For beriberi, or injuries from falls, blows, or sprains, accompanied by unbearable lower back pain.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine. For pain on one side of the waist, use only half the amount of Black Pharbitis (roasted on a tile until dry), half the amount of processed Aconite, and the remaining half raw (with the skin left on); grind them all into a powder and take as described above.
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Aconite-Cow Pills,For beriberi, or injuries from falls, blows, or sprains, accompanied by unbearable lower back pain.