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Linggui Powder,For blood-wind偏注 and pain in the tendons and bones.

Formulas Name : Linggui Powder

Chinese Name : 灵龟散

Drug Formulation

Calcined decayed turtle shell, Leupras (fried with butter), Wilfordia, Corydalis, Achyranthes (soaked in wine), Tiger bone (fried with butter), Cinnamon bark, Earthworm (cleaned of soil), Natural copper (burned and quenched in vinegar), and Angelica sinensis—all in equal parts.

Source

From *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Vol. 13879, citing *The Great Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For blood-wind偏注 and pain in the tendons and bones.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with wine.

Linggui Powder,From *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Vol. 13879, citing *The Great Formulas*.,For blood-wind偏注 and pain in the tendons and bones.

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