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Ci Ji Pills,Edematous leg syndrome. Pain wanders between both feet and spreads upward to the lower back and thighs, causing such severe pain that the patient cannot turn over in bed.

Formulas Name : Ci Ji Pills

Chinese Name : 慈济丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Xuan Mu Guoa, 1 liang of Sichuan Aconite (roasted, with skin and navel removed), 1 liang of Astragalus, 1 liang of Tribulus (roasted and de-spined), 1 liang of Angelica sinensis, 1 liang of Fangfeng, 1 liang of Smilax glabra, 1 liang of Achyranthes root, 1 liang of Tiantai Wuyao, 3 fen of red adzuki beans, 3 fen of fennel (roasted),Earthworm (cleaned of soil) 3 fen, aged white gelatin (ground and sifted) 3 fen, Sichuan Wulingzhi 3 fen.

Source

*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a thin paste of wine and flour to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Edematous leg syndrome. Pain wanders between both feet and spreads upward to the lower back and thighs, causing such severe pain that the patient cannot turn over in bed.

Instructions for Use

Take 40 pills per dose, washed down with Perilla leaf decoction before meals.

Ci Ji Pills,*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 4.,Edematous leg syndrome. Pain wanders between both feet and spreads upward to the lower back and thighs, causing such severe pain that the patient cannot turn over in bed.

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