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Eight Winds Pill,Stroke, hemiplegia, numbness and stiffness in the hands and feet, slurred speech, and deviation of the mouth and eyes.

Formulas Name : Eight Winds Pill

Chinese Name : 八风丹

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Da Chuan Wu (roasted), 4 liang of Schizonepeta spikelets, 2 liang of Angelica sinensis, and 5 qian of musk (ground separately).

Source

From *The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of a tung tree seed using a wine paste.

Benefits

Stroke, hemiplegia, numbness and stiffness in the hands and feet, slurred speech, and deviation of the mouth and eyes.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with wine on an empty stomach.

Eight Winds Pill,From *The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.,Stroke, hemiplegia, numbness and stiffness in the hands and feet, slurred speech, and deviation of the mouth and eyes.

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