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Source: Tài Píng Huì Mín Hé Jì Jú Fáng 太平惠民和剂局方

Alternate Chinese names: Hǔ gǔ sì jīn wán (虎骨四斤丸 Tiger Bone Four Jin Pill)

Ingredients

• Mù guā (木瓜 Chaenomelis Fructus, chaenomeles [fruit]) 1 jīn
• Huái niú xī (怀牛膝 Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, achyranthes [root]) 1 jīn
• Tiān má (天麻 Gastrodiae Rhizoma, gastrodia [root]) 1 jīn
• Ròu cōng róng (肉苁蓉 Cistanches Herba, cistanche) 1 jin
• Fù zǐ (附子 Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praeparata, aconite [accessory root]) (processed) 2 jīn
• Hǔ gǔ (虎骨 Tigris Os, tiger bone) (mix-fried) 2 liangj3

Indications: Inhibited movement of the knee, lack of strength in the sinew and bone, difficulty walking, hypertonicity of the sinews, and wind-cold-damp impediment (fēng hán shī bì).

Method: Soak the first four agents in wine and stone-bake to dry. Grind to a powder with the aconite and tiger bone. Mix with flour and water paste and form into pills the size of firmiana seeds.

Dosage: 30–60 pills with wine on an empty stomach.

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