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Frankincense Meridian-Opening Pills

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Frankincense Meridian-Opening Pills,For stroke caused by wind, cold, and dampness; hemiplegia; numbness and stiffness in the hands and feet; bone pain and swelling of the feet; chills and fever; conditions gradually developing into beriberi; or sprains and injuries to tendons and bones; hernias in men; and irregular menstruation in women.

Formulas Name : Frankincense Meridian-Opening Pills

Chinese Name : 乳香宣经丸

Drug Formulation

Weilingxian, Bitter Nettle (Weilingxian and Bitter Nettle, half liang each); Astragalus, Dipsacus (Astragalus and Dipsacus, half liang each); Atractylodes, Dried Tangerine Peel (Atractylodes and Dried Tangerine Peel, half liang each); Wuyao, Poria and Atractylodes (Wuyao and Poria and Atractylodes, half liang each).

Source

From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in Volume 94 of *Pu Ji Fang*.

Processing

Place two ingredients at a time into a single wood apple; follow the standard method of steaming and sun-drying three times each, sprinkling with wine during steaming. Then dry thoroughly and grind into a powder; mix with wood apple paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For stroke caused by wind, cold, and dampness; hemiplegia; numbness and stiffness in the hands and feet; bone pain and swelling of the feet; chills and fever; conditions gradually developing into beriberi; or sprains and injuries to tendons and bones; hernias in men; and irregular menstruation in women.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, taken before meals with either salted water or salted wine.

Frankincense Meridian-Opening Pills,From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in Volume 94 of *Pu Ji Fang*.,For stroke caused by wind, cold, and dampness; hemiplegia; numbness and stiffness in the hands and feet; bone pain and swelling of the feet; chills and fever; conditions gradually developing into beriberi; or sprains and injuries to tendons and bones; hernias in men; and irregular menstruation in women.

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