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White Mustard Seed Pills,Liver wind causing stiffness and spasms of the tendons and meridians, with pain in the bone marrow.

Formulas Name : White Mustard Seed Pills

Chinese Name : 白芥子丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of white mustard seeds, 3 fen of Fangfeng (with the root tip removed), 1 liang of benzoin, half a liang of agarwood, 1 liang of Psoralea corylifolia (roasted), and half a liang of areca nut.

Source

*The Holy Beneficent* (Shenghui), Volume 3.

Processing

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

Benefits

Liver wind causing stiffness and spasms of the tendons and meridians, with pain in the bone marrow.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills at a time, washed down with warm wine, at any time of day.

White Mustard Seed Pills,*The Holy Beneficent* (Shenghui), Volume 3.,Liver wind causing stiffness and spasms of the tendons and meridians, with pain in the bone marrow.

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