Immortal Bone-Transforming Pill，From *Medical Origins* (Volume Middle).，This formula treats stagnation of qi and blood, stagnation of the nutritive and defensive qi, and the interplay of wind, heat, and dampness within the tendons and bones, resulting from internal deficiency on one side of the body, which manifests as hemiplegia. It addresses conditions caused by qi affected by the “Eight Winds,” blood stasis leading to the “Five Bi” syndromes, tendon spasms, bone pain, paralysis, hemiplegia, and all wind-related disorders.
Immortal Bone-Transforming Pill
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Formulas Name : Immortal Bone-Transforming Pill
Chinese Name : 神仙换骨丹
Drug Formulation
Acacia pods (roasted until golden brown) 2 liang, white mulberry bark (peeled) 2 liang,Chuanxiong 2 liang, Atractylodes lancea (soaked in rice wash, peel removed) 2 liang, Angelica dahurica 2 liang, Vitex fruit (flowers removed) 2 liang, Ginseng 2 liang, Heracleum 2 liang, Polygonum multiflorum 2 liang, Saposhnikovia root 2 liang, Sophora flavescens 1 liang, Schisandra 1 liang, Cyperus rotundus 1 liang, Musk half a liang (ground separately), Ephedra 10 jin.
Source
From *Medical Origins* (Volume Middle).
Processing
Remove the roots, shoots, and nodes from the Ephedra; use 3 shi, 3 dou, and 3 sheng of river water to boil it down to 6 sheng. Strain out the Ephedra, let the liquid settle, and then boil it down further to 2.5 sheng. Add the powdered mixture of the remaining herbs. Form 10 pills from each 1 liang and 3 qian of the mixture, and coat them with cinnabar.
Benefits
This formula treats stagnation of qi and blood, stagnation of the nutritive and defensive qi, and the interplay of wind, heat, and dampness within the tendons and bones, resulting from internal deficiency on one side of the body, which manifests as hemiplegia. It addresses conditions caused by qi affected by the “Eight Winds,” blood stasis leading to the “Five Bi” syndromes, tendon spasms, bone pain, paralysis, hemiplegia, and all wind-related disorders.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose; soak it in 1 zhan of wine until it dissolves by evening, and take it before bedtime.
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Immortal Bone-Transforming Pill,This formula treats stagnation of qi and blood, stagnation of the nutritive and defensive qi, and the interplay of wind, heat, and dampness within the tendons and bones, resulting from internal deficiency on one side of the body, which manifests as hemiplegia. It addresses conditions caused by qi affected by the “Eight Winds,” blood stasis leading to the “Five Bi” syndromes, tendon spasms, bone pain, paralysis, hemiplegia, and all wind-related disorders.