Xi-Tong Pills，From *Collected Works on Saving the World and Nourishing Life*.，Men and women suffering from rheumatism, or those who drink excessively and are exposed to wind—where internal dampness and external pathogens spread to the meridians and collaterals of the limbs, causing a sensation of congestion and discomfort—may experience weakness, soreness, and pain in both feet, rendering them unable to walk, or stiffness in both hands, preventing them from raising them overhead. Those who engage in strenuous labor often suffer from this condition, which resembles wind-induced paralysis.
Xi-Tong Pills
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Formulas Name : Xi-Tong Pills
Chinese Name : 豨桐丸
Drug Formulation
Ground Paulownia (commonly known as “stinking paulownia”; flowers, leaves, and stems may all be harvested; chop finely, sun-dry, roast, and grind into powder) 1 jin; Pigweed (roasted and ground into powder) 8 liang.
Source
From *Collected Works on Saving the World and Nourishing Life*.
Processing
Mix the above ingredients evenly, then use refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Men and women suffering from rheumatism, or those who drink excessively and are exposed to wind—where internal dampness and external pathogens spread to the meridians and collaterals of the limbs, causing a sensation of congestion and discomfort—may experience weakness, soreness, and pain in both feet, rendering them unable to walk, or stiffness in both hands, preventing them from raising them overhead. Those who engage in strenuous labor often suffer from this condition, which resembles wind-induced paralysis.
Instructions for Use
Take 4 qian per dose, washed down with plain hot water in the morning and evening.
Note
Avoid consuming pork liver, mutton blood, tomatoes, and similar foods.
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Xi-Tong Pills,Men and women suffering from rheumatism, or those who drink excessively and are exposed to wind—where internal dampness and external pathogens spread to the meridians and collaterals of the limbs, causing a sensation of congestion and discomfort—may experience weakness, soreness, and pain in both feet, rendering them unable to walk, or stiffness in both hands, preventing them from raising them overhead. Those who engage in strenuous labor often suffer from this condition, which resembles wind-induced paralysis.