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Tiger Bone Pills,Pain caused by rheumatic arthritis.

Formulas Name : Tiger Bone Pills

Chinese Name : 虎骨丸

Drug Formulation

6 liang of tiger tibia bone, 1 liang of realgar (first soak in 1 medium bowl of vinegar until dissolved; apply to the tiger tibia bone and roast until completely charred), 1 liang of cinnamon bark, 1 liang of angelica root, 1 liang of ligusticum root, 1 liang of saposhnikovia root (with the root tip removed), 1 liang of cnidium seeds, 1.5 liang of earthworms (lightly roasted), 1 liang of red peony root,3 fen of Coptis (tossed with vinegar, then stir-fried until dry), 1 liang of Sea-grape Bark (chopped), 1 liang of Achyranthes (stems removed), 3 fen of dried scorpion (lightly stir-fried), 1 liang of Schisandra (roasted until cracked, peel and pith removed), and 1 liang of Notopterygium.

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 23.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Pain caused by rheumatic arthritis.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine before meals.

Tiger Bone Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 23.,Pain caused by rheumatic arthritis.

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