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Zhao Gui’s Secretly Transmitted Marvelous Purple Gold Pills

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Zhao Gui’s Secretly Transmitted Marvelous Purple Gold Pills,Effective for all types of cold-dampness-induced arthralgia and pain in the tendons and bones.

Formulas Name : Zhao Gui’s Secretly Transmitted Marvelous Purple Gold Pills

Chinese Name : 朝贵秘授神妙紫金丸

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of Zi Jin Pi (with the curled outer layer; the inner part should be purple-iron in color; use the root tip), 3 liang of polished, floating Cao Wu (peeled and de-tipped; ground into powder), and 3 liang of Mu Bie Zi (use the flesh; finely chopped, soaked in rice vinegar until thoroughly saturated, then ground into a paste).

Source

From *Yi Tong*, Volume 93.

Processing

Mix the first two ingredients with the Euphorbia thunbergii paste, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using rice vinegar paste.

Benefits

Effective for all types of cold-dampness-induced arthralgia and pain in the tendons and bones.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–40 pills per dose, increasing to 50 pills; for arm pain, take before bedtime; for leg pain in the middle of the night, take on an empty stomach, washed down with chilled wood apple wine.

Note

Avoid hot foods after taking this medicine.

Zhao Gui’s Secretly Transmitted Marvelous Purple Gold Pills,From *Yi Tong*, Volume 93.,Effective for all types of cold-dampness-induced arthralgia and pain in the tendons and bones.

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