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Aconite Root Pills,For wind-toxin affecting the liver and kidneys, causing pain in the lower back and legs; bone marrow pain; inability to bend or stretch; as well as rheumatic arthritis and kidney-related pain in the lower back and legs.

Formulas Name : Aconite Root Pills

Chinese Name : 牛膝丸

Drug Formulation

Achyranthes root 2 liang (stems removed), tiger shin bone 2 liang (coated with butter and lightly roasted until pale yellow), ground antelope horn 2 liang, pine knots 2 liang (chopped), Angelica root 2 liang (chopped and lightly roasted), Aconite root 2 liang (roasted until cracked, skin and pith removed), Clematis root 2 liang, Cinnamon bark 2 liang.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 44.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 1 dou of wine; first, boil 2 sheng of black beans until tender, then remove the beans and retain the wine. Simmer the wine until it becomes as thick as thin syrup, then mix it with the powdered herbs to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For wind-toxin affecting the liver and kidneys, causing pain in the lower back and legs; bone marrow pain; inability to bend or stretch; as well as rheumatic arthritis and kidney-related pain in the lower back and legs.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills each time, washed down with warm wine before meals.

Aconite Root Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 44.,For wind-toxin affecting the liver and kidneys, causing pain in the lower back and legs; bone marrow pain; inability to bend or stretch; as well as rheumatic arthritis and kidney-related pain in the lower back and legs.

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