Highly Effective Four-Spirit Pills

Highly Effective Four-Spirit Pills,For men and women with a deficiency of both vital energy and blood, characterized by heaviness in the lower back and knees, weakness when walking, soreness and pain in the hands and feet, deficiency of the lower jiao, and frequent urination at night.

Formulas Name : Highly Effective Four-Spirit Pills

Chinese Name : 大效四神丸

Drug Formulation

Aconite Root, Sichuan Pepper, Atractylodes, and Dried Ginger—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Shenghui*, cited in Volume 221 of *Puji Fang*.

Processing

Take half a jin of salt. First, place it in a pot and stir-fry until nearly dry. Begin by stir-frying Aconite Root until it turns reddish; next, add Atractylodes; then, add Dried Ginger; finally, add Sichuan Pepper and stir-fry until the pepper is fragrant and cooked through. Pour the entire mixture onto paper spread on the ground to remove the heat toxicity;In summer, sift out all the salt; in winter, remove three-tenths of the salt and leave one-tenth in the mixture. Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. To prepare, pound the powder with vinegar until thoroughly mixed, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed; if forming pills is difficult, add a small amount of thin paste to bind them.

Benefits

For men and women with a deficiency of both vital energy and blood, characterized by heaviness in the lower back and knees, weakness when walking, soreness and pain in the hands and feet, deficiency of the lower jiao, and frequent urination at night.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine; salt water may also be used. If taken over a long period, an additional dose may be taken before bedtime.

Highly Effective Four-Spirit Pills,From *Shenghui*, cited in Volume 221 of *Puji Fang*.,For men and women with a deficiency of both vital energy and blood, characterized by heaviness in the lower back and knees, weakness when walking, soreness and pain in the hands and feet, deficiency of the lower jiao, and frequent urination at night.

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