Chuanjiu Pills

Chuanjiu Pills,For qi deficiency, pain in the lower back and legs, frequent urination, and loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Chuanjiu Pills

Chinese Name : 川韭丸

Drug Formulation

Any amount of Polygonum cuspidatum (lightly stir-fried with salt).

Source

*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the above into a fine powder. Take thinly sliced pork kidneys, grind them finely in a mortar, remove all tendons and membranes, then mix with the powder and grind until well combined to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For qi deficiency, pain in the lower back and legs, frequent urination, and loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–60 pills per dose, taken before meals on an empty stomach with warm wine. If it is difficult to form into pills, use a mixture of wine and flour paste to bind them. Adding aniseed and Po Gu Zhi in equal parts is also acceptable.

Chuanjiu Pills,*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.,For qi deficiency, pain in the lower back and legs, frequent urination, and loss of appetite.

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