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Chuanxiong Pills,Wind-toxin in the legs, causing numbness, cramping, and pain.

Formulas Name : Chuanxiong Pills

Chinese Name : 芎丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Chuanxiong, 1 liang of Fangfeng (stem removed), 1 liang of Wujiapai (chopped), half a liang of Cassia Bark (outer wrinkled skin removed), 3 fen of rhino horn shavings, 1 liang of Red Poria, 2 fen of Qianghuo, 1 liang of Aconite (roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), half a liang of Angelica sinensis,1 liang Achyranthes root (stems removed), 1 liang Sea-grape bark (chopped), 1 liang Dendrobium (roots removed, chopped), 1 liang Ephedra (roots removed, chopped).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 45.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Wind-toxin in the legs, causing numbness, cramping, and pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, taken before meals with soybean-infused wine.

Chuanxiong Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 45.,Wind-toxin in the legs, causing numbness, cramping, and pain.

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