Lingji Pills

Lingji Pills,When beriberi spreads through both feet and ascends to cause pain in the lower back and legs, making it impossible to turn over in bed.

Formulas Name : Lingji Pills

Chinese Name : 灵济丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of papaya, 1 liang of Sichuan aconite (roasted, peeled, and pitted), 1 liang of astragalus (roasted),1 liang of white tribulus (roasted), 1 liang of angelica root, 1 liang of saposhnikovia root, 1 liang of smilax rhizome, 1 liang of achyranthes root, 1 liang of evodia root, 7 qian and a half of red adzuki beans (roasted), 7 qian and a half of fennel (roasted), 7 qian and a half of earthworms (cleaned of soil), 7 qian and a half of white frankincense (ground separately), and 7 qian and a half of wulingzhi.

Source

From *The Song of Life Preservation* (Baoming Ge Kuo), Volume 14.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a thin paste of wine and flour to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

When beriberi spreads through both feet and ascends to cause pain in the lower back and legs, making it impossible to turn over in bed.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of Perilla frutescens.

Lingji Pills,From *The Song of Life Preservation* (Baoming Ge Kuo), Volume 14.,When beriberi spreads through both feet and ascends to cause pain in the lower back and legs, making it impossible to turn over in bed.

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