Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Pain-Relieving and Meridian-Activating Pill

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Pain-Relieving and Meridian-Activating Pill,Phlegm Obstruction. Damp phlegm mixed with blood stasis flows through the meridians, causing pulling sensations in the hands and feet, numbness in the limbs, shooting pain in the joints, or swelling accompanied by pain.

Formulas Name : Pain-Relieving and Meridian-Activating Pill

Chinese Name : 蠲痛活络丹

Drug Formulation

Chuanwu 5 qian, Caowu 5 qian, Earthworm 5 qian, Du Dan Xing 6 qian, Ming Ru Xiang 3 qian, Jing Mo Yao 3 qian, 49 grains of stir-fried Hei Chou, 7 whole scorpions, Musk 5 fen.

Source

*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage* (Vol. 9).

Processing

Form into pills using wine paste; each pill weighs 4 fen.

Benefits

Phlegm Obstruction. Damp phlegm mixed with blood stasis flows through the meridians, causing pulling sensations in the hands and feet, numbness in the limbs, shooting pain in the joints, or swelling accompanied by pain.

Instructions for Use

For mild cases, take 1 pill; for severe cases, take 2 pills, taken with ginger juice and bamboo sap.

Pain-Relieving and Meridian-Activating Pill,*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage* (Vol. 9).,Phlegm Obstruction. Damp phlegm mixed with blood stasis flows through the meridians, causing pulling sensations in the hands and feet, numbness in the limbs, shooting pain in the joints, or swelling accompanied by pain.

More Herbs Formulas

Chuanxiong-Xia Decoction

Chuanxiong-Xia Decoction,*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 7.,Syndrome of fluid retention.

Croton Pills

Croton Pills,Quoted from *Xu Renze’s Formulas* in Volume 9 of *Wai Tai*.,For a cough caused by phlegm that persists for a long time and gradually develops into edema, accompanied by constipation and difficulty passing both large and small stools, as well as swelling of the head, face, and body—even if taking the Three-Ingredient Pills with … Read more

Shun Dao Decoction

Shun Dao Decoction,*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 10.,Edema.

Chinese Yam and Egg Yolk Porridge

Chinese Yam and Egg Yolk Porridge,*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,For chronic diarrhea with loose stools and lack of bowel control.

Deer Antler Great Tonifying Pills

Deer Antler Great Tonifying Pills,*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Datong Formula).,Congenital deficiency, instability of the essence orifices, dizziness, and tinnitus.

Stomach-Clearing and Stagnation-Resolving Decoction

Stomach-Clearing and Stagnation-Resolving Decoction,From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.,Epidemic Fever. No headache or body aches; no aversion to cold; isolated fever; spontaneous sweating and thirst—these are symptoms indicating no exterior pathogen. The stagnation is entirely confined to the Yangming channel, and the pulse is soft and not rapid.

Remedy for Black Sores

Remedy for Black Sores,From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.,For black sores.

Xia Chen’s Six Gentlemen Decoction

Xia Chen’s Six Gentlemen Decoction,*Direct Pointers from Hao Jing*.,For coughs caused by spleen deficiency resulting from overwork and fatigue, with poor appetite and thin, easily expelled phlegm.

Mountain Gardenia Pills

Mountain Gardenia Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 6.,For sudden stroke.

Wash-Wheel Powder

Wash-Wheel Powder,From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 73.,For a festering eyelid.

Frankincense and Pork Blood Ointment

Frankincense and Pork Blood Ointment,*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 65.,Prevents the eruption of skin lesions.

Boil-Resolving Pills

Boil-Resolving Pills,*Extraordinary Formulas Beyond Surgical Prescriptions*, Volume 3.,Boils.

Ginseng and Deer Antler Paste

Ginseng and Deer Antler Paste,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Mo Bao Zhai*, Volume 1.,

Ginseng, Poria, and Atractylodes Powder

Ginseng, Poria, and Atractylodes Powder,From *Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 5.,Smallpox lesions accompanied by weak spleen and stomach qi, resulting in inability to digest food.

Tianma and Gou Teng Decoction

Tianma and Gou Teng Decoction,*General Essentials of Health* (Wei Sheng Zong Wei), Volume 5.,Due to vomiting and diarrhea, deficiency of the spleen and stomach gives rise to wind, which transforms into slow convulsions.

Musk Antler Pill

Musk Antler Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 6 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For children several years old who are unable to walk.

Precious Pill for Removing Boils

Precious Pill for Removing Boils,*Classified Diagnoses and Treatments*, Volume 8.,Toxic boils.

Cinnabar Oil

Cinnabar Oil,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 187.,

Four Generals Decoction

Four Generals Decoction,*The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 3, citing *Dan Liao*.,After a malaria attack, the patient collapses, with cold hands and feet, and falls into a stupor.

Powder for Eliminating Leprosy

Powder for Eliminating Leprosy,Formula from *Yu Jin*, Volume 22; name cited in *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 16.,For malignant sores that have persisted for ten years and resemble leprosy.

Yuli Ren Pills

Yuli Ren Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 54.,For constriction of the Triple Burner, swelling and pain in the lower abdomen, and inability to pass urine or stool.

Xiao Hei Shen Pills

Xiao Hei Shen Pills,From *De Xiao* (Effective Remedies), Volume 15.,Blood-wind with wandering, piercing pain; hemiplegia; numbness and itching; acute wind with deviation of the mouth and eyes; slurred speech; and stiffness of the hands and feet.

Essence-Locking Pill

Essence-Locking Pill,*Continuation of *Yi Jian*, Volume 3.,Kidney deficiency with seminal emission.

Hu Mo San

Hu Mo San,From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 67.,For deep abscesses, as well as boils and carbuncles occurring in soft, hollow areas such as the ribs, chest, flanks, waist, and abdomen, particularly when they are on the verge of rupturing but have not yet done so.

Dai Dao Pills

Dai Dao Pills,*Extraordinary Formulas Beyond Surgical Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For all types of swollen abscesses where internal pus has already formed, and the patient fears surgical incision.