One papaya (peeled, seeded, baked), 30 grams each of dragon's blood (ground), myrrh (ground), and 15 grams of frankincense (ground, mixed evenly with the above three ingredients, placed inside the papaya, covered with the original lid, steamed with an appropriate amount of black beans washed in water until soft, then removed and ground into a paste in a sand basin). 30 grams of tiger bone (roasted with wine), 30 grams each of costus root, naturally occurring copper (quenched in vinegar seven times), liquidambar resin, tortoise shell (roasted with vinegar, skirt removed), crushed bone supplement (defuzzed), melon seeds, cinnamon, and angelica (cut, baked), 60 grams of earthworm (cleaned), and 30 grams of benzoin (boiled in wine to remove dregs).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Except for the first four ingredients, grind the remaining 15 ingredients into powder. Mix them with benzoin and incorporate them into the papaya paste. Then, pound the mixture in a mortar one to two hundred times. If the medicine becomes slightly dry, add a small amount of good wine. Form the mixture into pills the size of a phoenix tree seed. Take 30 pills each time, twice a day, before meals, administered with papaya soup.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Dispelling wind and dampness, dredging meridians and activating collaterals.

bubble_chart Indications

Wind-cold and dampness combine to cause bi syndrome, with symptoms such as heavy and numb feet, pain and weakness, dull pain in the soles, inability to stand on the ground, muscular spasms in the waist and knees, inability to bend or stretch, stiffness in the neck and back, weakness in the arms, ringing in the ears, dizziness, and various symptoms of beriberi, making walking difficult. The original text treats wind-toxin beriberi, characterized by pain and weakness, muscle tension, and difficulty walking.