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Dried Scorpion Pills,For wind-pathogen invading the kidney, causing pain in the lower back and legs, as well as all wind-related disorders.

Formulas Name : Dried Scorpion Pills

Chinese Name : 干蝎丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of dried scorpions (cleaned of soil, lightly stir-fried), 1 liang of Gastrodia, 1 liang of Notopterygium (stem removed), 1 liang of Angelica (stem removed), 1 liang of Aconite (roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), 1 liang of areca nut (chopped), 1 liang of agarwood (chopped),Saussurea (1 liang), Wolf’s-bane (cut into chunks, boiled in vinegar for 3–5 boils, dried in an oven, and coarsely chopped) (1 liang), Achyranthes (soaked in wine, sliced, and dried in an oven) (1 liang), White Aconite (lightly roasted) (1 liang), Cinnamon (with coarse bark removed) (1 liang), Angelica (sliced and dried in an oven) (1 liang), Trifoliate Orange Peel (pith removed, roasted with wheat bran) (1 liang),Morinda root (core removed) 1 liang, Saposhnikovia root (branches removed) 1 liang, Kelp (rinsed to remove salt, lightly roasted) 1 liang, Pharbitis seed (half-roasted) 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang, Tribulus seed (roasted to remove spines) 1 liang, Galangal 1 liang, Radish seed (lightly roasted) 1 liang,Musk nut (shell removed) 1 liang, Myrrh 1 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala 1 liang, Stephania (chopped, baked) 1 liang, Realgar (dissolved completely in vinegar, impurities removed, refined to a powder) 1 liang, Asafoetida 1 fen.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 10.

Processing

First, take the three ingredients—myrrh, realgar, and asafoetida—and simmer them in 1 sheng of fine wine until reduced to a paste. Grind the remaining herbs into a fine powder, then mix the powder with honey and the paste to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For wind-pathogen invading the kidney, causing pain in the lower back and legs, as well as all wind-related disorders.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills daily after the fifth watch, on an empty stomach, with peppermint wine. Relief will occur by dawn, and the condition will be cured.

Dried Scorpion Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 10.,For wind-pathogen invading the kidney, causing pain in the lower back and legs, as well as all wind-related disorders.

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