Kanggu Zengsheng Wan () is a black pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "nourish loins and kidney and strengthen the tendons and bones, activate blood circulation and qi flow, and to relieve pain ".State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. . It tastes sweet and slightly astringent.
It is used when there are symptoms of “hyperplastic spondylitis, cervical syndrome, or spur”.Long Zhixian, Li Qingye, Liu Zhanwen. "Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine" ( fāngjì xué), Academy Press ( xuéyuàn chūbǎnshè), Beijing University of Traditional Medicine. 2005. . Each pill weighs about 3 grams, and the dosage varies from about 2-3 gram, two to three times a day.
Chinese classic herbal formula NameChinese (S)GramsRadix Rehmanniae Preparata 210 Herba Cistanches (steamed) 140 Rhizoma Cibotii (Processed with salt ) 140 Fructus Ligustri Lucidi (processed with salt) 70 Herba Epimedii 140 Caulis Spatholobi 140 Semen Raphani (stir-baked) 70 Rhizoma Drynariae 140 Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae 140
See also Chinese classic herbal formula Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan
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