Burdock Root Powder，*Illustrated Songs on Cold Damage: A Guide to Saving Lives*, Volume 5.，In cases of cold damage where sweating does not occur, this is due to inadequate coverage during sweating, resulting in twitching of the lower back, hands, and feet.
Burdock Root Powder
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Formulas Name : Burdock Root Powder
Chinese Name : 牛蒡根散
Drug Formulation
10 burdock roots, 6 qian of ephedra, 6 qian of achyranthes root, 6 qian of pinellia.
Source
*Illustrated Songs on Cold Damage: A Guide to Saving Lives*, Volume 5.
Processing
Finely chop the ingredients, grind them into a fine powder in a sand mortar, and mix with 1 sheng of good wine. Strain the mixture through a new cloth to extract the liquid. Heat a pit in the ground over a charcoal fire (half a scale) until the charcoal is red-hot; remove the fire and sweep the pit clean. Pour the medicinal liquid into the pit and heat it again until it turns black. Remove it and grind it into a fine powder in a mortar.
Benefits
In cases of cold damage where sweating does not occur, this is due to inadequate coverage during sweating, resulting in twitching of the lower back, hands, and feet.
Instructions for Use
Take half a qian per dose.
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Burdock Root Powder,In cases of cold damage where sweating does not occur, this is due to inadequate coverage during sweating, resulting in twitching of the lower back, hands, and feet.