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Great Eight-Wind Black Snake Powder

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Great Eight-Wind Black Snake Powder,Numbness due to wind, tingling of the skin, and stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet.

Formulas Name : Great Eight-Wind Black Snake Powder

Chinese Name : 大八风乌蛇散

Drug Formulation

Black Snake (soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, roasted) 1 liang 1 fen; Blue Mustard Seeds 1 liang 1 fen; Fangfeng (branches removed) 1 liang 1 fen; Du Huo (root tip removed) 1 liang 1 fen; Ephedra (roots and nodes removed, decocted first, foam skimmed off, then roasted)1 liang 1 fen, Platycodon root (stir-fried) 1 liang 1 fen, Gentiana root (soil removed) 1 liang 1 fen, Notopterygium root (root tip removed) 1 liang, Angelica root (sliced, dried) 3 liang,Asarum (stems and leaves removed) 3 liang, Cinnamon (coarse bark removed) 3 liang, Ligusticum (chopped) 2.5 liang, Angelica dahurica (lightly stir-fried) 2.5 liang, White Peony Root 2 liang, Tribulus seeds (stir-fried, horns removed) 2 liang, Ginseng 2 liang, Gastrodia 2 liang, Aconite (roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed) 2.5 liang.

Source

*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 95.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into an extremely fine powder.

Benefits

Numbness due to wind, tingling of the skin, and stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian bi per dose, mixed with warm wine on an empty stomach, three times a day. Continue until a light sweat appears.

Great Eight-Wind Black Snake Powder,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 95.,Numbness due to wind, tingling of the skin, and stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet.

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