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Family Secret Nourishing the Kidney Pills

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Family Secret Nourishing the Kidney Pills,Kidney Bi. Kidney fire rising upward, causing lower back pain and seminal emission; urine frequently changes color; leg cramps preventing extension; bone atrophy preventing standing.

Formulas Name : Family Secret Nourishing the Kidney Pills

Chinese Name : 家秘滋肾丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Phellodendron bark, 2 liang of Anemarrhena rhizome, 2 qian of Cinnamon bark.

Source

From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills using Xuanwu gel.

Benefits

Kidney Bi. Kidney fire rising upward, causing lower back pain and seminal emission; urine frequently changes color; leg cramps preventing extension; bone atrophy preventing standing.

Family Secret Nourishing the Kidney Pills,From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.,Kidney Bi. Kidney fire rising upward, causing lower back pain and seminal emission; urine frequently changes color; leg cramps preventing extension; bone atrophy preventing standing.

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