Chicken Comb Blood-Activating Pill

Chicken Comb Blood-Activating Pill,For conditions following illness where body fluids are severely depleted, and blood deficiency fails to nourish the tendons, resulting in weakness in one leg and knee, gradual wasting and emaciation, pain radiating upward to the flanks and downward to the knee and shin, with tight and contracted tendons and vessels that impede walking.

Formulas Name : Chicken Comb Blood-Activating Pill

Chinese Name : 鸡峰活血丹

Drug Formulation

3 liang of dried Rehmannia root, 1 liang of white peony root, 1 liang of Chinese angelica root, 1 liang of Sichuan续断, and 1 liang of white atractylodes.

Source

From *Guide to Formulas*, cited in Volume 97 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wine paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For conditions following illness where body fluids are severely depleted, and blood deficiency fails to nourish the tendons, resulting in weakness in one leg and knee, gradual wasting and emaciation, pain radiating upward to the flanks and downward to the knee and shin, with tight and contracted tendons and vessels that impede walking.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine.

Chicken Comb Blood-Activating Pill,From *Guide to Formulas*, cited in Volume 97 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.,For conditions following illness where body fluids are severely depleted, and blood deficiency fails to nourish the tendons, resulting in weakness in one leg and knee, gradual wasting and emaciation, pain radiating upward to the flanks and downward to the knee and shin, with tight and contracted tendons and vessels that impede walking.

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