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Zuo Jing Pills,For various disorders of the tendons and bones, uncoordinated movements of the hands and feet, and inability to walk or move.

Formulas Name : Zuo Jing Pills

Chinese Name : 左经丸

Drug Formulation

Aconite (white-fleshed, raw, with skin and navel removed) 3.5 liang; Trichosanthes seed (shell removed, ground separately) 3.5 liang; White frankincense 3.5 liang; Wulingzhi 3.5 liang; Angelica sinensis 1 liang; Mylabris 100 pieces (wings and legs removed, boiled in a small amount of vinegar until tender).

Source

From *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use 1 jin of raw, hulled black beans, pounded into a fine powder, and mix with vinegar to form a paste. Roll into pills the size of a chicken’s head.

Benefits

For various disorders of the tendons and bones, uncoordinated movements of the hands and feet, and inability to walk or move.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time, washed down with wine.

Note

This formula should not be used in cases where there is stagnant blood or chronic accumulation within the body.

Zuo Jing Pills,From *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For various disorders of the tendons and bones, uncoordinated movements of the hands and feet, and inability to walk or move.

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