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Fuchun Dan,For pain in the lower back and legs.

Formulas Name : Fuchun Dan

Chinese Name : 复春丹

Drug Formulation

Eucommia bark (stir-fried with butter until the fibers break) 1 liang, Polygonum multiflorum (soaked in wine overnight, then stir-fried with sesame oil until yellow) 1 liang, Smilax glabra (roasted with butter until yellow) 1 liang, Morinda officinalis (core removed) 1 liang, Agarwood 5 qian, Walnuts 5–7 (shelled).

Source

From *Formulas of the Ruizhutang*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using vinegar paste.

Benefits

For pain in the lower back and legs.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose on an empty stomach. Before each dose, chew one walnut, then swallow the pills with warm wine; follow with a dry food to settle the stomach.

Note

Avoid greasy foods, pork and mutton blood, mung bean flour, cilantro, and cold beverages or foods.

Fuchun Dan,From *Formulas of the Ruizhutang*, Volume 2.,For pain in the lower back and legs.

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