Five Generals Pills，From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in Volume 246 of *Pu Ji Fang*.，For cold-damp beriberi, swelling of the feet and knees, weakness and heaviness in the feet, and inability to lift them.
Five Generals Pills
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Formulas Name : Five Generals Pills
Chinese Name : 五将丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Epimedium, 1.5 liang of Achyranthes (soaked in wine), 1 raw papaya, 1.5 liang of Smilax, 1 liang of Dogspine (hairs removed).
Source
From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in Volume 246 of *Pu Ji Fang*.
Processing
Except for Achyranthes root, soak the other four ingredients in rice vinegar; stir-fry them in a wok in batches until the vinegar has evaporated; dry them in an oven and grind into a powder; then soak the raw Achyranthes root in vinegar; mix with a paste made from flour and wine to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For cold-damp beriberi, swelling of the feet and knees, weakness and heaviness in the feet, and inability to lift them.
Instructions for Use
Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with cold wine before meals.
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Five Generals Pills,For cold-damp beriberi, swelling of the feet and knees, weakness and heaviness in the feet, and inability to lift them.