Four Jin Pills

Four Jin Pills,Deficiency of the Kidney Meridian manifesting as pain radiating down to the lower back, legs, and feet; swelling and itching of the legs and knees; inability to bend or straighten the limbs; weakness and lack of strength in the feet, making it difficult to stand firmly; dull pain in the soles of the feet; shortness of breath and fatigue while walking; stiffness and contraction of tendons and vessels; stiffness in the lower back and knees; as well as wind-cold-damp bi syndrome and weakness due to beriberi.

Formulas Name : Four Jin Pills

Chinese Name : 四斤丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Xuanzhou wood apple (seeds removed), 1 jin of Achyranthes root (root base removed, coarsely chopped), 1 jin of Gastrodia tuber (root base removed, finely chopped), 1 jin of Cistanche (washed, sliced, dried separately, then weighed). Soak the above herbs in 5 sheng of ash-free liquor;5 days in spring, 5 days in autumn, 3 days in summer, and 10 days in winter; remove and dry in an oven. Then add: 2 liang of Aconite (roasted, with skin and navel removed), and 2 liang of Tiger Bone (coated with butter and roasted).

Source

*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use the wine from the previous infusion to mix with flour into a paste, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Deficiency of the Kidney Meridian manifesting as pain radiating down to the lower back, legs, and feet; swelling and itching of the legs and knees; inability to bend or straighten the limbs; weakness and lack of strength in the feet, making it difficult to stand firmly; dull pain in the soles of the feet; shortness of breath and fatigue while walking; stiffness and contraction of tendons and vessels; stiffness in the lower back and knees; as well as wind-cold-damp bi syndrome and weakness due to beriberi.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with decocted papaya wine; alternatively, they may be swallowed with salted water.

Four Jin Pills,*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).,Deficiency of the Kidney Meridian manifesting as pain radiating down to the lower back, legs, and feet; swelling and itching of the legs and knees; inability to bend or straighten the limbs; weakness and lack of strength in the feet, making it difficult to stand firmly; dull pain in the soles of the feet; shortness of breath and fatigue while walking; stiffness and contraction of tendons and vessels; stiffness in the lower back and knees; as well as wind-cold-damp bi syndrome and weakness due to beriberi.

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