Life-Preserving Dragon-Tiger Pills

Life-Preserving Dragon-Tiger Pills,Paralysis and flaccidity; wandering and shooting pains; wind-induced fatigue and cold qi; weakness in the lower back and knees; dragging of the limbs; as well as injuries from falls from heights resulting in fractures; deviation of the mouth and eyes; and inability to rise or sit after prolonged bed rest.

Formulas Name : Life-Preserving Dragon-Tiger Pills

Chinese Name : 保命龙虎丸

Drug Formulation

White Frankincense (ground separately), Tiger Bone (coated with butter and roasted until yellow), Black Pharbitis, Frankincense (ground separately), Earthworm (cleaned of soil and stir-fried), Ancient Coin (burned and quenched in vinegar 7 times),Trichosanthes seed (shell removed, ground separately), Angelica sinensis (washed, dried in an oven), Sichuan Aconite (roasted, skin and navel tip removed), Myrrh (ground separately), Aconite root (roasted, skin and navel removed), Wild Aconite (chopped, stir-fried with salt until yellow, salt discarded), Achyranthes root (soaked in wine overnight, dried in an oven), Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight, then dried in an oven), Morinda (core removed), and Natural Copper (calcined over fire, quenched in vinegar seven times)—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with vinegar paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Paralysis and flaccidity; wandering and shooting pains; wind-induced fatigue and cold qi; weakness in the lower back and knees; dragging of the limbs; as well as injuries from falls from heights resulting in fractures; deviation of the mouth and eyes; and inability to rise or sit after prolonged bed rest.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or salted broth on an empty stomach; for women, take with vinegar broth.

Life-Preserving Dragon-Tiger Pills,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.,Paralysis and flaccidity; wandering and shooting pains; wind-induced fatigue and cold qi; weakness in the lower back and knees; dragging of the limbs; as well as injuries from falls from heights resulting in fractures; deviation of the mouth and eyes; and inability to rise or sit after prolonged bed rest.

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