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Five-Pain Pills,For all types of lower back pain, whether caused by deficiency, phlegm, cold, or heat, or by trauma resulting in stagnation of qi and blood.

Formulas Name : Five-Pain Pills

Chinese Name : 五痛丸

Drug Formulation

Smilax glabra 2 liang, Cinnamomum cassia 2 liang, Achyranthes bidentata 1 liang, Carica papaya 1 liang, Eucommia ulmoides 1 liang, Dipsacus asper 1 liang.

Source

From *The Collection of Immortal Remedies*, Volume 2, citing *The Brocade Pouch*.

Benefits

For all types of lower back pain, whether caused by deficiency, phlegm, cold, or heat, or by trauma resulting in stagnation of qi and blood.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed. Take 50 pills each time, washed down with warm wine.

Five-Pain Pills,From *The Collection of Immortal Remedies*, Volume 2, citing *The Brocade Pouch*.,For all types of lower back pain, whether caused by deficiency, phlegm, cold, or heat, or by trauma resulting in stagnation of qi and blood.

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