Sixian Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 4.，For wind-deficiency of the liver and kidneys, soreness and pain in the legs and knees making it impossible to walk; rheumatic toxins causing beriberi and inability to move; dribbling urine; and tenesmus with a sensation of incomplete evacuation.
Sixian Pills
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Formulas Name : Sixian Pills
Chinese Name : 思仙丸
Drug Formulation
2 liang of Sixian Wood, half a liang of dried scorpion, 1.5 liang of Acanthopanax bark, 1.5 liang of Fangfeng, 1.5 liang of Smilax glabra, 1.5 liang of Gastrodia elata, 1.5 liang of Coix seed, 1.5 liang of Dipsacus asper, 1.5 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1.5 liang of Notopterygium incisum, 1.5 liang of Achyranthes bidentata, and 1.5 liang of raw Rehmannia glutinosa.
Source
From *Ji Feng*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take half a jin of Xuanzhou wood apple (with pulp, peel, and seeds removed), steam it first, then slice it into pieces. Dissolve 3 liang of rock salt in 2 sheng of fine wine, and simmer the wood apple slices with the salted wine until they become a thick paste. Form the mixture into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For wind-deficiency of the liver and kidneys, soreness and pain in the legs and knees making it impossible to walk; rheumatic toxins causing beriberi and inability to move; dribbling urine; and tenesmus with a sensation of incomplete evacuation.
Instructions for Use
Take 40–50 pills per dose on an empty stomach, before meals, with either warm wine or salted broth. If the paste is too thick, add a small amount of wine and cook with wheat starch paste to form pills; take three times daily.
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Sixian Pills,For wind-deficiency of the liver and kidneys, soreness and pain in the legs and knees making it impossible to walk; rheumatic toxins causing beriberi and inability to move; dribbling urine; and tenesmus with a sensation of incomplete evacuation.