Hemp Pills，From *Qianjin Yueling*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 96.，For conditions following a stroke, characterized by wind obstruction and qi stagnation, yin deficiency and fluid depletion, hard and dry stools, emaciation, cold pain in the lower back and knees, weakness in the limbs, and generalized itching due to deficiency. Also for beriberi and all wind-related conditions resulting from deficiency. For wind obstruction causing dryness and stagnation in the large intestine.Thirty-six types of wind and seventy-two forms of qi; heat above and cold below; pain in the lower back and legs; weakness in the limbs; excessive sleep and poor appetite; progressive emaciation; an unstable complexion—sometimes yellow, sometimes red; malignant sores accompanied by spasms; a bitter taste in the mouth with loss of appetite;aversion to cold with bristling hair; chronic masses and lumps; men unable to fulfill their marital duties; women who have long been childless; chronic cold malaria; vomiting, retching, and diarrhea that have developed into a chronic wasting disease; aching in all joints; weakness in the lower back and knees; pain triggered by large intestine obstruction; and a sensation of cold water below the knees. When beriberi is about to flare up, constipation precedes it.Stroke, wind-induced constipation, and qi-induced constipation; obstruction of bowel movements and urination; generalized itching due to deficiency; a floating and rapid pulse. It also treats intestinal wind with bloody stools and paralysis caused by stroke.
Hemp Pills
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Formulas Name : Hemp Pills
Chinese Name : 大麻丸
Drug Formulation
15 liang of rhubarb, 3 liang of fried trichosanthes peel, 5 liang of areca nut, 5 liang of prunus mume seeds, 5 liang of Chinese yam, 5 liang of achyranthes root, 3 liang of angelica pubescens, 3 liang of saposhnikovia root, 3 liang of cornelian cherry, 10 liang of hemp seeds (ground separately), 4 liang of dodder seeds (soaked in wine and ground into powder separately), and 6 liang of plantain seeds.
Source
From *Qianjin Yueling*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 96.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For conditions following a stroke, characterized by wind obstruction and qi stagnation, yin deficiency and fluid depletion, hard and dry stools, emaciation, cold pain in the lower back and knees, weakness in the limbs, and generalized itching due to deficiency. Also for beriberi and all wind-related conditions resulting from deficiency. For wind obstruction causing dryness and stagnation in the large intestine.Thirty-six types of wind and seventy-two forms of qi; heat above and cold below; pain in the lower back and legs; weakness in the limbs; excessive sleep and poor appetite; progressive emaciation; an unstable complexion—sometimes yellow, sometimes red; malignant sores accompanied by spasms; a bitter taste in the mouth with loss of appetite;aversion to cold with bristling hair; chronic masses and lumps; men unable to fulfill their marital duties; women who have long been childless; chronic cold malaria; vomiting, retching, and diarrhea that have developed into a chronic wasting disease; aching in all joints; weakness in the lower back and knees; pain triggered by large intestine obstruction; and a sensation of cold water below the knees. When beriberi is about to flare up, constipation precedes it.Stroke, wind-induced constipation, and qi-induced constipation; obstruction of bowel movements and urination; generalized itching due to deficiency; a floating and rapid pulse. It also treats intestinal wind with bloody stools and paralysis caused by stroke.
Instructions for Use
Take 40 pills per dose, increasing to 50 pills if necessary, and swallow them with warm water on an empty stomach; if there is heat in the abdominal organs, take them with barley water instead. This will naturally induce mild diarrhea.
Note
Avoid raw beef; pregnant women should not take this medicine. If, after taking the medicine, you feel a slight stirring in the internal organs, take a soup made from mutton tripe and lungs as a tonic.
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Hemp Pills,For conditions following a stroke, characterized by wind obstruction and qi stagnation, yin deficiency and fluid depletion, hard and dry stools, emaciation, cold pain in the lower back and knees, weakness in the limbs, and generalized itching due to deficiency. Also for beriberi and all wind-related conditions resulting from deficiency. For wind obstruction causing dryness and stagnation in the large intestine.Thirty-six types of wind and seventy-two forms of qi; heat above and cold below; pain in the lower back and legs; weakness in the limbs; excessive sleep and poor appetite; progressive emaciation; an unstable complexion—sometimes yellow, sometimes red; malignant sores accompanied by spasms; a bitter taste in the mouth with loss of appetite;aversion to cold with bristling hair; chronic masses and lumps; men unable to fulfill their marital duties; women who have long been childless; chronic cold malaria; vomiting, retching, and diarrhea that have developed into a chronic wasting disease; aching in all joints; weakness in the lower back and knees; pain triggered by large intestine obstruction; and a sensation of cold water below the knees. When beriberi is about to flare up, constipation precedes it.Stroke, wind-induced constipation, and qi-induced constipation; obstruction of bowel movements and urination; generalized itching due to deficiency; a floating and rapid pulse. It also treats intestinal wind with bloody stools and paralysis caused by stroke.