Aconite (prepared, de-naveled and de-skinned) 15 gm, Sichuan pepper (de-eyed, stir-fried to extract juice) 15 gm, Areca nut 15 gm, Tangerine peel (white part removed) 30 gm, Morning glory (lightly stir-fried) 30 gm, Schisandra 30 gm, Acorus calamus 30 gm, Dried ginger (prepared) 30 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

The above 8 ingredients, filed and crushed, are placed in a porcelain vessel with good rice vinegar, boiled over moderate or vigorous fire until dry, then baked, and ground into fine powder. The powder is then mixed with vinegar-cooked flour paste to form pills as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 30 pills each time, before meals, with salt wine or administer with light salt water. For women with cold blood sea, take with angelica wine; for diarrhea, take with rice water; for cold dysentery, take with ginger soup; for red dysentery, take with licorice soup.

bubble_chart Indications

Deficiency in the lower meridians, internal accumulation of cold, tightness and pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions radiating to the back, fatigue in the limbs, dark complexion, dry lips, blurred vision, tinnitus, palpitations, shortness of breath, frequent nightmares, lack of energy during the day, occasional night sweats, frequent and smooth urination, dribbling of white turbid urine, weakness in the legs and knees, lack of strength in movements, abdominal distension and fullness, and loss of appetite.