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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

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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