Coix Seed (stir-fried) Photinia Leaf Dendrobium Stem (removed sprout, soaked in wine) Dioscorea Root (slightly roasted) Cyathula Root (removed sprout, soaked in wine) Arisaema Rhizome (prepared) Saposhnikovia Root (de-reeded, forked) Astragalus Root (de-reeded head, honey-roasted) Melon 120 gm

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind into fine powder, cook with wine to make pills with flour paste, as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 50 pills each time, swallowed with warm wine or salt water.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Tonifying the liver and kidneys, replenishing qi and blood, dispelling wind and warming.

bubble_chart Indications

Deficiency of the three yin meridians of the foot allows invasion by wind, cold, summerheat, and dampness, leading to spasms, numbness, weakness, and pain that ascends to the chest, ribs, shoulders, and back, and descends to the knees and feet. This gradually develops into wind-dampness beriberi, making walking difficult, with a burning sensation in the soles of the feet, abnormal rising of qi causing rapid breathing, and a complete loss of appetite.