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Zhike-Qianghuo Pills,For women suffering from blood-wind attacks, characterized by numbness and itching in the limbs as if insects were crawling, or red, swollen, and painful muscles, stiffness in the shoulders and back, and mental fatigue.

Formulas Name : Zhike-Qianghuo Pills

Chinese Name : 枳壳羌活丸

Drug Formulation

Zhi Ke (pulp removed, stir-fried with wheat bran) 2 liang, Qianghuo (root tip removed) 1.5 liang, Mu Jing Shi 1.5 liang, Ren Shen 1.5 liang, Fangfeng (branches removed) 2 liang,Peony Root 2 liang, White Poria (with black skin removed) 2 liang, White Angelica 2 liang, Asarum (with stems and leaves removed) 1 liang, Chinese Angelica (sliced and roasted) 1 liang, Licorice (raw) 1 liang, Moutan Bark 2.5 liang, Ligusticum Root 3 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 150.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a large marble.

Benefits

For women suffering from blood-wind attacks, characterized by numbness and itching in the limbs as if insects were crawling, or red, swollen, and painful muscles, stiffness in the shoulders and back, and mental fatigue.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; boil with 1 zhan of water until reduced to 8 fen; sip slowly after meals.

Zhike-Qianghuo Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 150.,For women suffering from blood-wind attacks, characterized by numbness and itching in the limbs as if insects were crawling, or red, swollen, and painful muscles, stiffness in the shoulders and back, and mental fatigue.

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