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Highly Effective Achyranthes Pill

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Highly Effective Achyranthes Pill,For all types of dry and wet wind-toxin-induced beriberi, whether chronic or acute, with unpredictable flare-ups, inability to walk, and swelling accompanied by pain.

Formulas Name : Highly Effective Achyranthes Pill

Chinese Name : 大效牛膝丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Achyranthes root, 1 jin of Gastrodia tuber, 1 jin of Papaya fruit, 1 jin of Cistanche (chopped; soak in 5 sheng of fine wine for 1 fu; simmer in a silver or stone vessel over medium-high heat until the wine evaporates; then bake until dry), 4 liang of Myrrh (ground separately),4 liang of Sichuan Aconite (raw, with skin and tip removed), half a jin of tiger bone (roasted with butter until yellow), and 3 sheng of black beans (simmered with Aconite for two shichen; remove, cut open, and stir-fry with 2 liang of salt).

Source

From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 242.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For all types of dry and wet wind-toxin-induced beriberi, whether chronic or acute, with unpredictable flare-ups, inability to walk, and swelling accompanied by pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine or salted broth.

Highly Effective Achyranthes Pill,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 242.,For all types of dry and wet wind-toxin-induced beriberi, whether chronic or acute, with unpredictable flare-ups, inability to walk, and swelling accompanied by pain.

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