Eight-Spirit Pill

Eight-Spirit Pill,Pain caused by wind-deficiency with wandering and shooting sensations, unconsciousness, weakness, and numbness in the limbs.

Formulas Name : Eight-Spirit Pill

Chinese Name : 八神丹

Drug Formulation

Earthworm (cleaned of soil, stir-fried) 1 liang, Wulingzhi (stir-fried) 1 liang, Weilingxian 1 liang, Fangfeng (stem removed) 1 liang, Mubiezi (shell removed) 1 liang, Caowutou 1 liang (stir-fried), White Frankincense (ground separately) 3 qian, Frankincense (ground separately) 3 qian.

Source

*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from wheat flour boiled in wine to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Pain caused by wind-deficiency with wandering and shooting sensations, unconsciousness, weakness, and numbness in the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–7 to 10 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine, at any time of day. If sweating occurs and the numbness subsides, this indicates the formula is effective.

Eight-Spirit Pill,*Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 4.,Pain caused by wind-deficiency with wandering and shooting sensations, unconsciousness, weakness, and numbness in the limbs.

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