Prepared Sheep’s Head and Hooves

Prepared Sheep’s Head and Hooves,For the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries.”

Formulas Name : Prepared Sheep’s Head and Hooves

Chinese Name : 制羊头蹄

Drug Formulation

1 set of white sheep’s head and hooves (cleaned and treated; further smoked with rice straw until yellow), 1 liang of black pepper, 1 liang of long pepper, 1 liang of dried ginger, 1 sheng of sliced scallion whites, 1 sheng of fermented black beans.

Source

Formula from *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Ben Cao Gang Mu), Volume 50, citing *Thousand Gold Prescriptions* (Qian Jin). Name found in *Compendium of Medicine* (Yi Tong), Volume 87.

Processing

First, boil the head and hooves in water until half-cooked; then add the medicinal ingredients and continue boiling until thoroughly tender. Remove the bones.

Benefits

For the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries.”

Instructions for Use

Consume as desired on an empty stomach, one serving per day. Recovery occurs within 7 days.

Note

Avoid raw and cold foods, vinegar, greasy foods, fatty pork, chicken, and stale or foul-smelling foods for 7 days.

Prepared Sheep’s Head and Hooves,Formula from *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Ben Cao Gang Mu), Volume 50, citing *Thousand Gold Prescriptions* (Qian Jin). Name found in *Compendium of Medicine* (Yi Tong), Volume 87.,For the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries.”

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