Waist-Rubbing Powder，*Shenghui*, Volume 44.，For five types of lower back pain: kidney qi deficiency and cold, and yang deficiency-induced lower back pain.
Waist-Rubbing Powder
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Formulas Name : Waist-Rubbing Powder
Chinese Name : 摩腰散
Drug Formulation
1 liang of wild fox skull (roasted until charred yellow), 1 liang of wild fox tail bone (roasted until charred yellow), half a liang of sulfur (finely ground), half a liang of borax (finely ground), 1 yellow dog’s penis (roasted until slightly yellow), and 1 liang of cinnabar.
Source
*Shenghui*, Volume 44.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take half a sheng of Strychnos seeds and 2 sheng of wine; soak overnight, then strain out the Strychnos seeds. Mix the wine with the powdered medicine until uniform, place in a porcelain bottle, seal tightly with oiled paper, and place the bottle inside a larger jar. Bury the jar in silkworm sand and steam it over cooked rice until the rice is done. Remove, dry in the sun, and grind into a powder.Form into pills using the gallbladder and fat of a yellow dog, with a small amount of musk added.
Benefits
For five types of lower back pain: kidney qi deficiency and cold, and yang deficiency-induced lower back pain.
Instructions for Use
Massage the lower back.
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Waist-Rubbing Powder,For five types of lower back pain: kidney qi deficiency and cold, and yang deficiency-induced lower back pain.