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Iron Pillar Staff Pills,For postpartum blood-wind syndrome in women, with pain in the lower back and legs; for boils on the back; and for headaches.

Formulas Name : Iron Pillar Staff Pills

Chinese Name : 铁柱杖丸

Drug Formulation

Aconite Root 1 liang (raw, ground into a fine powder).

Source

From the formula of Mr. Zhang of Linqing, cited in *Yanxia Shengxiao Fang* (see *Yifang Leiju*, Vol. 238).

Processing

Take 2 scallion whites, roast them until cooked, remove the coarse outer skin, mix the herbal powder with an appropriate amount of urine, and pound them together in a mortar until extremely smooth. Form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For postpartum blood-wind syndrome in women, with pain in the lower back and legs; for boils on the back; and for headaches.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 pills each time, washed down with warm wine before meals; for postpartum women, take with warm vinegar broth, twice daily.

Iron Pillar Staff Pills,From the formula of Mr. Zhang of Linqing, cited in *Yanxia Shengxiao Fang* (see *Yifang Leiju*, Vol. 238).,For postpartum blood-wind syndrome in women, with pain in the lower back and legs; for boils on the back; and for headaches.

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