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Prescription from *Bai Yuchan’s Legacy*

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Prescription from *Bai Yuchan’s Legacy*,For various wind-induced conditions such as numbness and paralysis, as well as severe cases of paralysis, gangrene, contractures, and swelling; also for “da ma” (severe numbness), “ji zhao shen ye” (dragging of the feet like a chicken’s claws), and “lu guo leng ma” (cold numbness in the legs).

Formulas Name : Prescription from *Bai Yuchan’s Legacy*

Chinese Name : 白玉蟾遗方

Drug Formulation

Saposhnikovia Root, Coptis Rhizome, Phellodendron Bark, Sophora Root, Achyranthes Root, Aconite Root, Ephedra, Asclepias Vine, Schizonepeta Spikes, Vitex Fruit, Cimicifuga Rhizome, Ligusticum Rhizome, Rhubarb, Angelica Root, Ligusticum Root, Gardenia Fruit.

Source

From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.

Benefits

For various wind-induced conditions such as numbness and paralysis, as well as severe cases of paralysis, gangrene, contractures, and swelling; also for “da ma” (severe numbness), “ji zhao shen ye” (dragging of the feet like a chicken’s claws), and “lu guo leng ma” (cold numbness in the legs).

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. A large course consists of 10 doses; this will unblock all internal orifices, and the oily, purplish-black lumps on the skin will all subside. Follow with the White Jade Toad Pills.

Prescription from *Bai Yuchan’s Legacy*,From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.,For various wind-induced conditions such as numbness and paralysis, as well as severe cases of paralysis, gangrene, contractures, and swelling; also for “da ma” (severe numbness), “ji zhao shen ye” (dragging of the feet like a chicken’s claws), and “lu guo leng ma” (cold numbness in the legs).

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