Black Pepper and Green Salt Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，For weakness in the lower jiao, weakness in the legs and knees, frequent fatigue, emaciation, and a lack of appetite.
Black Pepper and Green Salt Pills
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Formulas Name : Black Pepper and Green Salt Pills
Chinese Name : 胡椒青盐丸
Drug Formulation
2 pieces of Aconite Root (each weighing 9 qian; processed by roasting, removing the skin and navel, and finely chopped), 2 liang of Green Salt (ground separately), 1 liang of Magnolia Bark (coarse outer bark removed, soaked in ginger juice, and roasted), 1 liang of Ginseng (root tip removed), 1 liang of Frankincense, 1 liang of White Atractylodes, 1 liang of Agarwood (chopped), 1 liang of Cloves,fennel (roasted) 1 liang, Polygonum multiflorum (roasted) 1 liang, Melia azedarach (pitted, pounded, and roasted) 1 liang, cardamom (roasted with flour until fragrant) 1 liang, astragalus (honey-roasted) 1 liang, eucommia (coarse bark removed, soaked in ginger juice overnight, lightly roasted, and dried) 1 liang, black pepper 1 liang.
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, then mix with a paste made from wheat flour boiled in green salt wine to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.
Benefits
For weakness in the lower jiao, weakness in the legs and knees, frequent fatigue, emaciation, and a lack of appetite.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose on an empty stomach with salted water.
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Black Pepper and Green Salt Pills,For weakness in the lower jiao, weakness in the legs and knees, frequent fatigue, emaciation, and a lack of appetite.