Five-Jin Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，For deficiency of essence and blood, weakness and limpness in the lower back and legs, difficulty walking, weakness in the legs and knees, and conditions such as cold-damp beriberi.
Five-Jin Pills
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Formulas Name : Five-Jin Pills
Chinese Name : 五斤丸
Drug Formulation
1 jin of large wood apple (peeled and seeded), 1 jin of Achyranthes root (stem removed, soaked in ash-free wine overnight, thoroughly dried, sliced, and roasted),Cistanche 1 jin (soaked in wine overnight, sliced, and roasted), Gastrodia 1 jin (translucent variety, sliced, and roasted), Tiger Bone 4 liang (coated with butter and roasted until yellow), Myrrh 4 liang (ground separately), Sichuan Aconite 4 liang (roasted, with skin and pith removed), Chinese Yam 4 liang.
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.
Processing
First, steam the wood apple until soft, grind it into a paste, and mix it with the powdered herbs. If the mixture does not bind well, add the original wine used to soak the Achyranthes root to form a paste, then knead until uniform and shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For deficiency of essence and blood, weakness and limpness in the lower back and legs, difficulty walking, weakness in the legs and knees, and conditions such as cold-damp beriberi.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose, increasing to 50 pills; take on an empty stomach or before meals, with warm wine or salted broth.
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Five-Jin Pills,For deficiency of essence and blood, weakness and limpness in the lower back and legs, difficulty walking, weakness in the legs and knees, and conditions such as cold-damp beriberi.