Tiger Bone Four Jin Pills，*Six Essentials of Medicine*, Volume 5.，For deficiency of qi and blood in the liver and kidneys, compounded by wind-dampness, resulting in beriberi, soreness and pain in the feet and knees, and difficulty walking.
Tiger Bone Four Jin Pills
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Formulas Name : Tiger Bone Four Jin Pills
Chinese Name : 虎骨四斤丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of tiger tibia (roasted with butter), 5 qian of myrrh (ground separately), 5 qian of frankincense (ground separately), 2 liang of aconite root (roasted, with skin and tip removed), 1.5 liang of Cistanche (washed), 1.5 liang of Sichuan Achyranthes, 1.5 liang of wood apple (seeds removed), and 1.5 liang of Gastrodia.
Source
*Six Essentials of Medicine*, Volume 5.
Processing
Pound the papaya and Cistanche into a paste; grind the remaining herbs into a powder; mix with a wine paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For deficiency of qi and blood in the liver and kidneys, compounded by wind-dampness, resulting in beriberi, soreness and pain in the feet and knees, and difficulty walking.
Instructions for Use
Take 70–80 pills per dose, washed down with salted water on an empty stomach.
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Tiger Bone Four Jin Pills,For deficiency of qi and blood in the liver and kidneys, compounded by wind-dampness, resulting in beriberi, soreness and pain in the feet and knees, and difficulty walking.