Arsenic Sulfide and Aconite Root Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.，For deficiency-related cold qi causing sudden, cramping pain in the chest and abdomen, and heavy, aching pain in the lower back and hips.
Arsenic Sulfide and Aconite Root Pills
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Formulas Name : Arsenic Sulfide and Aconite Root Pills
Chinese Name : 硇砂附子丸
Drug Formulation
1 qian of arsenic trioxide (ground),2 areca nuts, 1 fen of frankincense, 1 qian of dried scorpion (roasted), half a liang of aconite root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), half a liang of agarwood (chipped), half a liang of fennel seeds (roasted), half a liang of peach kernels (with skin, tips, and double kernels removed, roasted over low heat), and half a liang of natural copper (calcined and quenched in vinegar 7 times).
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.
Benefits
For deficiency-related cold qi causing sudden, cramping pain in the chest and abdomen, and heavy, aching pain in the lower back and hips.
Instructions for Use
Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with hot wine mixed with ginger before meals.
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Arsenic Sulfide and Aconite Root Pills,For deficiency-related cold qi causing sudden, cramping pain in the chest and abdomen, and heavy, aching pain in the lower back and hips.