Tiger Lying Pill
【Source】Danxi Xinfa, Volume 3.
【Composition】Cortex Phellodendri 250 grams (wine-fried), tortoise shell 120 grams (wine-roasted), rhizoma Anemarrhenae 60 grams (wine-fried), prepared rehmannia root, tangerine peel, white peony root, each 60 grams, cistanche 45 grams, tiger bone 30 grams (roasted), dry ginger 15 grams
【Usage】Grind into fine powder. Make pills using wine paste or rice paste. Each pill weighs 9 grams; take one pill twice daily on an empty stomach with diluted salt water or warm water.
【Function】Nourish yin, reduce fire, strengthen tendons and bones.
【Indications】Liver and kidney yin deficiency, insufficient essence and blood, weak tendons and bones, thin legs and feet, difficulty walking, red tongue with little coating, fine weak pulse. Used for sequelae of poliomyelitis, chronic arthritis, post-stroke sequelae due to liver-kidney deficiency.
【Discussion】The formula heavily uses cortex phellodendri combined with rhizoma anemarrhenae to clear heat and reduce fire; prepared rehmannia root, tortoise shell, and white peony root nourish yin and blood; tiger bone strengthens tendons and bones; cistanche warms yang and benefits essence; dry ginger and tangerine peel warm the middle, strengthen spleen, regulate qi and harmonize stomach. Together, they achieve the effect of nourishing yin, reducing fire, and strengthening tendons and bones. |
