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Chuanxiong-Zhi Pill

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Chuanxiong-Zhi Pill,Prickling wind, with stinging pain throughout the body; labor-induced wind, characterized by straining upward and gazing into the void; and skin lesions affecting the eyes.

Formulas Name : Chuanxiong-Zhi Pill

Chinese Name : 芎枳丸

Drug Formulation

Chuanxiong (soaked in rice water overnight, chopped, and roasted) 4 liang; Zhike (soaked in rice water for three nights, with the water changed daily; pith removed; soaked for one more night; drained; and stir-fried with wheat bran) 4 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 12.

Processing

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

Benefits

Prickling wind, with stinging pain throughout the body; labor-induced wind, characterized by straining upward and gazing into the void; and skin lesions affecting the eyes.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm boiled water after meals; results will be seen in about a month.

Chuanxiong-Zhi Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 12.,Prickling wind, with stinging pain throughout the body; labor-induced wind, characterized by straining upward and gazing into the void; and skin lesions affecting the eyes.

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