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Astragalus and Notopterygium Pills,Kidney deficiency with wind.

Formulas Name : Astragalus and Notopterygium Pills

Chinese Name : 黄耆羌活丸

Drug Formulation

Astragalus 1 liang (lightly roasted),Qianghuo 1 liang (remove the root tip, chop coarsely, soak in rice wash overnight, then bake), Fuzi 1 liang (roasted until cracked, remove skin and navel), Tribulus seeds 1 liang (roasted to remove spines), Wutou 1 liang (roasted until cracked, remove skin and navel), Sha Yuan Tribulus 1 liang (used raw),Achyranthes Root 1 liang (soaked in wine, then dried overnight), Trichosanthes Seed 1 liang (shell removed), Fangfeng 1 liang (branches removed, thoroughly washed, and coarsely chopped), Smilax Rhizome (thoroughly washed and sliced) 1 liang, Dogspine 1.5 liang (hairs removed, used raw).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.

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

Kidney deficiency with wind.

Instructions for Use

Take 20–30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with salted water.

Astragalus and Notopterygium Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.,Kidney deficiency with wind.

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