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Zengsun Si Jin Pills,For wind, cold, and dampness invading the meridians, manifesting as pain or numbness; and for various types of leg pain caused by edema.

Formulas Name : Zengsun Si Jin Pills

Chinese Name : 增损四斤丸

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of Achyranthes root, half a jin of Gastrodia tuber, half a jin of Carica papaya, 4 liang of whole scorpions (chop all the above ingredients, soak in 2 sheng of good wine for 3 days, then remove and dry in an oven), and 4 liang of frankincense (grind separately).

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix thoroughly. Use the medicinal wine used for soaking to cook a wheat flour paste, then form it into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For wind, cold, and dampness invading the meridians, manifesting as pain or numbness; and for various types of leg pain caused by edema.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine before meals.

Zengsun Si Jin Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.,For wind, cold, and dampness invading the meridians, manifesting as pain or numbness; and for various types of leg pain caused by edema.

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