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Star Anise Pill
茴香丸 〔茴香丸〕 huí xiāng wán
Source: Jiǎo Qì Zhì Fǎ Zǒng Lù 脚气治法总录
Ingredients
- Bā jiǎo huí xiāng (八角茴香 Anisi Stellati Fructus%#%, star anise) (stir-fried) 10g
- Dì lóng (地龙 Pheretima , earthworm) (stir-fried) 10g
- Chuān wū (川乌 Aconiti Radix, aconite main root) (blast-fried) 10g
- Wū yào (乌药 Linderae Radix, lindera [root]) (grated)10g
- Qiān niú zǐ (牵牛子 Pharbitidis Semen, morning glory [seed]) (stir-fried) 10g
Indications: Wind toxin and damp qì; cold mounting (hán shàn) abdominal pain.
Method: Grind to a powder, boil in wine, and form into 300 mg pills. Take 15 pills twice a day before meals.
Rationale: Bā jiǎo huí xiāng is a warm acrid sweet agent that warms yáng, disperses cold, and rectifies qì. Dì lóng is cold and frees the network vessels. Chuān wū expels cold-damp, disperses wind, warms the channels, and relieves pain. Wū yào disperses cold and relieves pain. Qiān niú zǐ seed precipitates qì.
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