Great Tonifying Original Qi Pill，*Ren Zhai Zhi Zhi Fu Yi*, Volume 4.，Arthralgia.
Great Tonifying Original Qi Pill
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Formulas Name : Great Tonifying Original Qi Pill
Chinese Name : 大补元丸
Drug Formulation
Ginseng (root removed) 2 liang, Astragalus (root removed) 4 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala 4 liang (soaked in rice water), Angelica sinensis (washed with wine) 2 liang, Rehmannia glutinosa (washed with wine) 3 liang, Tangerine peel (white pith removed) 2 liang, Paeonia lactiflora (fried with wine) 1 liang, Phellodendron amurense (fried with wine) 2 liang, Anemarrhena asphodeloides (fried with wine) 2 liang,Chinese yam 2 liang, Chinese cornel (pulp removed) 2 liang, goji berries 2 liang, Achyranthes root (washed with wine) 2 liang, Eucommia bark (stir-fried with ginger juice) 1 liang 5 qian, Polygala root (core removed) 2 liang, Acorus rhizome (hairs removed) 2 liang, Morinda root (core removed) 3 liang, Cuscuta seed (stir-fried) 2 liang,Cuscuta (fried) 2 liang, Platycodon 2 liang.
Source
*Ren Zhai Zhi Zhi Fu Yi*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Arthralgia.
Instructions for Use
Take 70–80 pills per dose, washed down with plain boiling water; alternatively, they may be taken with light wine, ginger tea, or clear rice water.
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Great Tonifying Original Qi Pill,Arthralgia.