Modified Sanwuqi Powder，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).，Eight Winds and Five Bi syndromes, paralysis and dragging gait, deviation of the mouth and eyes, pulling at the corners of the eyebrows, stiffness in the neck and back, locked jaw, mental confusion, a dazed expression as if intoxicated, fever throughout the body, aching pain in the joints, numbness in the muscles, loss of sensation in the lower back and knees, and twitching of the skin or a sensation as if insects were crawling;It also treats yang-deficiency headaches, wind-cold invading the brain, vertigo resembling being on a rocking boat, ringing in the ears like cicadas or the sound of wind and rain. It is effective for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome and conditions such as weakness and lassitude due to beriberi.
Modified Sanwuqi Powder
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Formulas Name : Modified Sanwuqi Powder
Chinese Name : 加减三五七散
Drug Formulation
3 jin of Cornus officinalis, 3 jin of dried ginger (roasted), 3 jin of Poria (peeled), 35 pieces of Aconite (roasted, peeled, and navel removed), 1 jin 8 liang of Asarum, and 4 jin of Saposhnikovia (stem removed).
Source
*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
Eight Winds and Five Bi syndromes, paralysis and dragging gait, deviation of the mouth and eyes, pulling at the corners of the eyebrows, stiffness in the neck and back, locked jaw, mental confusion, a dazed expression as if intoxicated, fever throughout the body, aching pain in the joints, numbness in the muscles, loss of sensation in the lower back and knees, and twitching of the skin or a sensation as if insects were crawling;It also treats yang-deficiency headaches, wind-cold invading the brain, vertigo resembling being on a rocking boat, ringing in the ears like cicadas or the sound of wind and rain. It is effective for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome and conditions such as weakness and lassitude due to beriberi.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine and taken before meals.
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Modified Sanwuqi Powder,Eight Winds and Five Bi syndromes, paralysis and dragging gait, deviation of the mouth and eyes, pulling at the corners of the eyebrows, stiffness in the neck and back, locked jaw, mental confusion, a dazed expression as if intoxicated, fever throughout the body, aching pain in the joints, numbness in the muscles, loss of sensation in the lower back and knees, and twitching of the skin or a sensation as if insects were crawling;It also treats yang-deficiency headaches, wind-cold invading the brain, vertigo resembling being on a rocking boat, ringing in the ears like cicadas or the sound of wind and rain. It is effective for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome and conditions such as weakness and lassitude due to beriberi.