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Sedge Root Pills,For wandering wind-induced pain that travels along the meridians, as well as severe pain in the lower back and knees.

Formulas Name : Sedge Root Pills

Chinese Name : 莎草根丸

Drug Formulation

Cyperus root (stir-fried with pig’s gallbladder until fragrant) 2 liang; Aconite root (soaked in clean water; half raw, half stir-fried until cooked; remove skin and tips) 2 liang; Clematis root (cleaned of soil) 1 fen; Rhododendron flower 1 fen; Liu Jinu 1 fen.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 10.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix in half a liang each of frankincense and myrrh. Form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using a paste made from flour boiled in vinegar. Calcine natural copper over a fire, grind it finely, and use it as a coating.

Benefits

For wandering wind-induced pain that travels along the meridians, as well as severe pain in the lower back and knees.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 10 pills, and swallow with wine infused with braised scallions.

Sedge Root Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 10.,For wandering wind-induced pain that travels along the meridians, as well as severe pain in the lower back and knees.

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