Baopo Pills，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 9.，For various deficiencies in both men and women; women’s headaches; men’s qi deficiency and weakness; expectoration of phlegm; beriberi; lower back pain; and deficiency-cold in the lower jiao.
Baopo Pills
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Formulas Name : Baopo Pills
Chinese Name : 抱婆丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of large Aconite root (1 piece, roasted and peeled), 3 liang of Atractylodes (soaked in rice washing water overnight), half a liang of Southern Frankincense (unheated), half a liang of Large Sichuan Aconite (peeled, tips removed, and roasted), and half a liang of Gastrodia (soaked in wine and roasted).
Source
From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 9.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from wheat flour boiled in wine to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For various deficiencies in both men and women; women’s headaches; men’s qi deficiency and weakness; expectoration of phlegm; beriberi; lower back pain; and deficiency-cold in the lower jiao.
Instructions for Use
Take on an empty stomach with warm wine or salted water; for headaches, take after meals with scallions and wine.
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Baopo Pills,For various deficiencies in both men and women; women’s headaches; men’s qi deficiency and weakness; expectoration of phlegm; beriberi; lower back pain; and deficiency-cold in the lower jiao.