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Bone-Renewing Powder

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Bone-Renewing Powder,Leprosy. Black swelling on the face, numbness and stiffness of the muscles, pain in the hands and feet, and sores all over the body.

Formulas Name : Bone-Renewing Powder

Chinese Name : 换骨散

Drug Formulation

Black Snake (remove head and tail; boil in wine; use the meat) 2 liang, White Flower Snake (prepared as above) 2 liang, Acorus tatarinowii 2 liang, Schizonepeta spikelets 2 liang, Vitex fruit 2 liang, Gastrodia elata (stir-fried with wine) 2 liang, Polygonum multiflorum (mixed with small black beans, steamed, and sun-dried) 2 liang,White Poplar Bark (roasted) 2 liang, Licorice (roasted) 1 liang, Lycium Bark (wine-fried) 1 liang, Trifoliate Orange Peel (wheat bran-fried) 1 liang, Eucommia Bark (saltwater-fried) 1 liang, Angelica Root (wine-fried) 1 liang, Sichuan Lovage Root (wine-fried) 1 liang, Achyranthes Root (saltwater-fried) 1 liang.

Source

From *The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Leprosy. Black swelling on the face, numbness and stiffness of the muscles, pain in the hands and feet, and sores all over the body.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, washed down with wine.

Bone-Renewing Powder,From *The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.,Leprosy. Black swelling on the face, numbness and stiffness of the muscles, pain in the hands and feet, and sores all over the body.

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