Lingzhi Pill

Lingzhi Pill,Due to excessive water intake during the hot summer months, seeking coolness to fall asleep, and the accumulation of fluid, or exposure to damp wind causing stagnation, resulting in “branch fluid” (zhi yin), the hands and feet may occasionally feel weak, with pain between the finger joints and discomfort when bending or stretching; or there may be phlegm and food stagnation, which in severe cases may affect the knees and feet, causing numbness or weakness.

Formulas Name : Lingzhi Pill

Chinese Name : 灵脂丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Wulingzhi, 1 liang of Cinnamon Bark (core), 1 liang of Wilfordia, 1 liang of Poria, 1 liang of Asarum (leaves removed), 1 liang of Peony Bark (core removed).

Source

From *Jingxiao Jishi Fang*, cited in *Puji Fang*, Volume 166.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix thoroughly. Combine with half a liang of Pinellia tuber powder, boil with water to form a thin paste, and roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Due to excessive water intake during the hot summer months, seeking coolness to fall asleep, and the accumulation of fluid, or exposure to damp wind causing stagnation, resulting in “branch fluid” (zhi yin), the hands and feet may occasionally feel weak, with pain between the finger joints and discomfort when bending or stretching; or there may be phlegm and food stagnation, which in severe cases may affect the knees and feet, causing numbness or weakness.

Instructions for Use

Take 23 pills at a time, washed down with ginger tea, at any time of day.

Lingzhi Pill,From *Jingxiao Jishi Fang*, cited in *Puji Fang*, Volume 166.,Due to excessive water intake during the hot summer months, seeking coolness to fall asleep, and the accumulation of fluid, or exposure to damp wind causing stagnation, resulting in “branch fluid” (zhi yin), the hands and feet may occasionally feel weak, with pain between the finger joints and discomfort when bending or stretching; or there may be phlegm and food stagnation, which in severe cases may affect the knees and feet, causing numbness or weakness.

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