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Luo Shen San,Pain in the lower back and waist, cramping in the lower abdomen, difficulty urinating, spontaneous sweating, deafness, impotence, and cold feet.

Formulas Name : Luo Shen San

Chinese Name : 落肾散

Drug Formulation

1 pair of sheep kidneys (dried and roasted into jerky), 6 fen of magnetite (ground), 5 fen of asparagus root (core removed), 2 fen of ginseng, 3 fen of saposhnikovia root, 3 fen of aconite root (roasted), 5 fen of dragon bone,Poria 1 fen, Dipsacus 7 fen, Cistanche 5 fen, Scrophularia 3 fen, Rehmannia 4 fen, Mulberry Bark 3 fen, White Gelatin 5 fen (roasted), Lacquer 5 fen (boiled).

Source

From *Cui’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Pain in the lower back and waist, cramping in the lower abdomen, difficulty urinating, spontaneous sweating, deafness, impotence, and cold feet.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 fangcun bi per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with barley tea, 5–6 times a day.

Note

Avoid carp, pork, cold water, wild fennel, vinegar, and similar foods.

Luo Shen San,From *Cui’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.,Pain in the lower back and waist, cramping in the lower abdomen, difficulty urinating, spontaneous sweating, deafness, impotence, and cold feet.

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