Papaya and Achyranthes Pill，From *San Yin*, Volume 3.，For cold-damp beriberi, cold and dampness descending to the lower body, weakness and lack of strength in the legs, or swelling, tightness, and pain; also treats blood-wind disorders in women.
Papaya and Achyranthes Pill
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Formulas Name : Papaya and Achyranthes Pill
Chinese Name : 木瓜牛膝丸
Drug Formulation
3–4 large papayas (cut off the top, remove the seeds; first coat with glutinous rice paste, then bake with salt until dry; grind into powder; fill the papaya cavity with the salt powder until full, secure the top with a pin; steam three times until soft, then grind into a paste); 3 liang of Sichuan Aconite (large, peel and tip removed; soak in 1 sheng of ash-free liquor; thinly slice; boil in the liquor until dry; grind into a paste),Achyranthes root 1 liang (soaked in wine), Smilax glabra 1 liang, Fennel 1 liang (roasted), Notopterygium root 1 liang, Green tangerine peel 1 liang, Rock salt 1 liang (ground separately and added), Dogspine 1 liang (scorched to remove hair), Morinda officinalis 1 liang, Sea-tong bark 1 liang.
Source
From *San Yin*, Volume 3.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with green salt, and combine with the two pastes prepared earlier to form pills. If the mixture is too hard, add more wine; knead several thousand times to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For cold-damp beriberi, cold and dampness descending to the lower body, weakness and lack of strength in the legs, or swelling, tightness, and pain; also treats blood-wind disorders in women.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose, taken before meals with salted water or salted wine.
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Papaya and Achyranthes Pill,For cold-damp beriberi, cold and dampness descending to the lower body, weakness and lack of strength in the legs, or swelling, tightness, and pain; also treats blood-wind disorders in women.