Cane-Free Pills，Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 11), citing *Collected Effective Formulas*; name cited in *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 11), citing *Sun Zhao’s Formulas*.，Accumulation of wind-toxin in the kidneys, causing heaviness in the lower back and knees. Cold stagnation in the abdomen; long-standing accumulation of phlegm and fluid in the heart and diaphragm; masses, lumps, and nodules; cold pus and foul fluid in the bladder; cold pain in the lower back and knees; and swelling, pain, and numbness in the lower back and legs.
Cane-Free Pills
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Formulas Name : Cane-Free Pills
Chinese Name : 放杖丸
Drug Formulation
Weilingxian.
Source
Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 11), citing *Collected Effective Formulas*; name cited in *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 11), citing *Sun Zhao’s Formulas*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a tung tree seed.
Benefits
Accumulation of wind-toxin in the kidneys, causing heaviness in the lower back and knees. Cold stagnation in the abdomen; long-standing accumulation of phlegm and fluid in the heart and diaphragm; masses, lumps, and nodules; cold pus and foul fluid in the bladder; cold pain in the lower back and knees; and swelling, pain, and numbness in the lower back and legs.
Instructions for Use
Initial dose: 80 pills, taken with warm wine; if, at dawn, there is a slight bowel movement expelling foul matter resembling thick, greenish mucus, this indicates the accumulation of wind-toxin. If no bowel movement occurs, take another 100 pills at night; after the expulsion, take congee and tonic herbs for one month, and continue taking warm tonic herbs regularly.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 24, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 24, 2026
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Cane-Free Pills,Accumulation of wind-toxin in the kidneys, causing heaviness in the lower back and knees. Cold stagnation in the abdomen; long-standing accumulation of phlegm and fluid in the heart and diaphragm; masses, lumps, and nodules; cold pus and foul fluid in the bladder; cold pain in the lower back and knees; and swelling, pain, and numbness in the lower back and legs.