Wind-Dispelling and Meridian-Activating Pills，*Beijing Standards for Traditional Chinese Patent Medicines*.，Indicated for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome or sequelae of stroke, including facial asymmetry, hemiplegia, pain in the lower back and legs, numbness in the hands and feet, stiffness of tendons and meridians, and difficulty walking.
Wind-Dispelling and Meridian-Activating Pills
Formulas Name : Wind-Dispelling and Meridian-Activating Pills
Chinese Name : 散风活络丸
Drug Formulation
30 liang of Fangfeng, 10 liang of Earthworm meat, 20 liang of Black Snake, 20 liang of Prepared Aconite, 20 liang of Wilfordia, 20 liang of Sea Wind Vine, 15 liang of Processed Aconite Root, 30 liang of Scutellaria, 20 liang of Cyperus, 20 liang of Wood Fragrance, 30 liang of Cardamom, 30 liang of Prepared Rehmannia, 15 liang of Cinnamon Twig, 15 liang of Black Aconite,Poria 15 liang, Bile-processed Pinellia 10 liang, Chuanxiong 30 liang, Asarum 10 liang, Dipsacus 20 liang, Achyranthes 20 liang, Codonopsis 30 liang, Angelica 20 liang, Atractylodes 20 liang, Frankincense 20 liang, White Aconite 10 liang, Safflower 15 liang, Peach Kernel 15 liang, Red Peony Root 30 liang,Acorus tatarinowii 15 liang, Centipede 10 liang, Ephedra 15 liang, Ox Bile 3.4 liang, Borneol 1.3 qian.
Source
*Beijing Standards for Traditional Chinese Patent Medicines*.
Processing
Crush Acorus tatarinowii, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Paeonia rubra, and Peach Kernel; chop Sea-breeze Vine into sections;Take Haifeng藤, Scutellaria baicalensis, Rehmannia glutinosa (prepared), Achyranthes bidentata, Codonopsis pilosula, peach kernels, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Atractylodes macrocephala, Saposhnikovia divaricata, and Dipsacus asper, and decoct them twice (first for 2.5 hours, second for 1.5 hours); combine the decoctions, filter out the sediment, and concentrate under reduced pressure to a thick paste with a specific gravity of 1.30 and a temperature of 50°C;Take Asarum, Aconite, Clematis, Prepared Aconite Root, White Aconite, Black Snake, Frankincense, Ephedra, Cyperus, Cardamom, Poria, Bile-processed Pinellia, Safflower, Centipede, Wood Fragrance, Angelica, Black Aconite, Acorus, Red Peony Root,earthworm meat, and Cinnamomum twig; grind them into a fine powder, sift through a 100-mesh sieve, and mix thoroughly. For each batch, mix the original powder with ground cow bile and borneol, blend well, and sift through a heavy-duty sieve; take the original powder and the thick paste in the specified ratio to form pills, dry at a low temperature, and coat each jin of dry pills with 1 liang 2 qian of raw ochre to achieve a glossy finish. After coating, the dry weight of every 100 pills is 5 qian; each bag contains 30 pills.
Benefits
Indicated for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome or sequelae of stroke, including facial asymmetry, hemiplegia, pain in the lower back and legs, numbness in the hands and feet, stiffness of tendons and meridians, and difficulty walking.
Instructions for Use
Take the contents of each bag in two divided doses, washed down with warm rice wine or warm water.
Note
Not to be taken by pregnant women.
Wind-Dispelling and Meridian-Activating Pills,Indicated for wind-cold-damp bi syndrome or sequelae of stroke, including facial asymmetry, hemiplegia, pain in the lower back and legs, numbness in the hands and feet, stiffness of tendons and meridians, and difficulty walking.