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Xunluo Pills,For rheumatic invasion causing pain in the tendons, bones, and muscles of the feet and knees.

Formulas Name : Xunluo Pills

Chinese Name : 循络丸

Drug Formulation

5 Lingzhi 2 liang, Fangfeng (stem removed) 1 liang, Chuan Beixie (roasted, peel and pith removed) 1 liang, Gouji (hairs removed) 1 liang, Da Cangzhu (soaked in rice water) 1 liang, Tiger Bone (crushed, boiled in wine) 1 liang, Chuan Wu (raw) 1 liang,Chuanwu 1 liang (roasted, with skin and navel removed), Myrrh 1 liang (ground, with impurities removed), Frankincense half a liang (ground, with impurities removed).

Source

From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from wine-boiled flour to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For rheumatic invasion causing pain in the tendons, bones, and muscles of the feet and knees.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine before meals; for those who do not drink alcohol, take with wood apple soup. This medicine may be taken regularly; if pain flares up severely, prepare a decoction of Xiao Xuming Decoction with added areca nut, notopterygium, and green tangerine peel; discontinue once the pain subsides.

Xunluo Pills,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.,For rheumatic invasion causing pain in the tendons, bones, and muscles of the feet and knees.

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