Arisaema (prepared), Sichuan aconite (prepared, de-naveled and de-skinned), earthworm (de-soiled), each 180 gm; frankincense (ground), myrrh (ground), each 66 gm; wild aconite (prepared, de-naveled and de-skinned), 180 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above six ingredients into fine powder, mix and grind them together evenly. Form into pills the size of phoenix tree seeds using wine and flour paste. Take 20 pills each time before meals, taken with cold wine at noon, or with Jingjie tea.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Expelling wind and dredging collaterals, dissipating cold to relieve pain.

bubble_chart Indications

Wind-cold dampness invades the meridians, causing spasms and pain in the limbs and tendons, difficulty in joint flexion and extension, and wandering pain; after apoplexy, numbness in the hands and feet that does not heal over time, with phlegm-dampness and dead blood in the meridians, heaviness in the waist and legs, or pain between the legs and arms; injuries from falls or blows, with blood stasis blocking the meridians and causing pain.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Aconite Mother Root and Kusnezoff Monkshood Root are pungent and hot, dispersing wind, removing dampness, warming and unblocking the meridians, and can also relieve pain, serving as the main herbs; Arisaema dries dampness and resolves phlegm, to remove phlegm-dampness from the meridians, acting as the auxiliary herb; additionally, Frankincense and Myrrh invigorate blood and resolve stasis, while Earthworm dredges meridians and activates collaterals, together serving as the supporting and guiding medicinals. Combined into a formula, it can dispel wind and dampness, unblock meridians, and resolve phlegm-dampness stasis, thus being effective for the aforementioned conditions.

Use with caution in cases of yin deficiency with heat and in pregnant women.