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Frankincense Pills,For numbness and muscle pain in the hands and feet.

Formulas Name : Frankincense Pills

Chinese Name : 乳香应丸

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of Atractylodes lancea, 1 liang of Chuanxiong (roasted), half a liang of Lycium barbarum (soil removed), half a liang of Paeonia lactiflora, 2 liang of Wulingzhi (roasted and ground), half a liang of natural copper (calcined), half a liang of Trigonella foenum-graecum, half a liang of Polygonum multiflorum (roasted),half liang of sweet melon seeds (roasted), half liang of white ginger, half liang of white aconite, half liang of Sichuan pepper (roasted to remove moisture), half liang of fennel (roasted), half liang of two-headed ginseng, half liang of angelica root, half liang of achyranthes root (soaked in wine), 3 qian of frankincense, 3 qian of myrrh, 3 qian of asarum (leaves removed), and 2.5 qian of dragon’s blood (ground).

Source

*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 185.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with vinegar paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For numbness and muscle pain in the hands and feet.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–7 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine, followed by a dry food to settle the stomach; salted water may also be used.

Frankincense Pills,*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 185.,For numbness and muscle pain in the hands and feet.

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