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Xiao Niuxi Pills,For kidney deficiency with cold and wind-related symptoms.

Formulas Name : Xiao Niuxi Pills

Chinese Name : 小牛膝丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Achyranthes root (cut into one-cun lengths; soak in 1 bowl of wine for 1 fu time; boil for 2–3 boils; pound into a paste, squeeze out the juice, and simmer into a paste), 2 liang of Saposhnikovia root (branches removed), 2 liang of Aconite root (roasted), 2 liang of red adzuki beans (sorted), half a liang of Ginseng, half a liang of Earthworm (soil removed), half a liang of Sandalwood (chopped), and 3 fen of Frankincense.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.

Processing

Grind the above 7 ingredients into a fine powder, mix with the paste, and form into pills the size of a pea.

Benefits

For kidney deficiency with cold and wind-related symptoms.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 20 pills, and swallow them on an empty stomach with salted water.

Xiao Niuxi Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.,For kidney deficiency with cold and wind-related symptoms.

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