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Poguzi Pills,For cold-damp beriberi with unrelenting pain.

Formulas Name : Poguzi Pills

Chinese Name : 破故纸丸

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Polygonum cuspidatum (roasted), 4 liang of Fenugreek (roasted), 4 liang of Achyranthes root (soaked in wine overnight),Imported Anise (soaked in wine overnight, then stir-fried) 4 liang, Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight) 4 liang, Sichuan Dipsacus (sorted and cleaned, raw) 4 liang, Eucommia (coarse bark removed, processed with ginger juice for one day and one night, stir-fried until brittle and yellow) 4 liang (one version omits Cistanche).

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 241), citing *Formulas from the Seas*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 4 liang of mugwort (weighed after removing stems and stalks). Cut 4 large wood apples into halves, remove all seeds, and fill them with the mugwort and powdered medicine. Tie them securely with hemp thread, steam them over rice three times until soft, then grind into a paste. Mix with the medicine to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For cold-damp beriberi with unrelenting pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or salted broth after a meal.

Poguzi Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 241), citing *Formulas from the Seas*.,For cold-damp beriberi with unrelenting pain.

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