Kidney-Tonifying Bone-Strengthening Decoction
Ingredients
- Deer antler slices 9 g
- Codonopsis 12 g
- Prepared aconite (chuanwu) 6 g
- Lonicera stem 30 g
Principle
Tonify kidney, warm channels, dispel cold—for kidney deficiency with cold leg/low back pain. **Prepared chuanwu is toxic.**
Effects & uses
Sciatica with cold pain worse in cold (physician supervision required).
Method
- Soak and decoct; never increase chuanwu dose without professional processing.
How to use
- Only under licensed TCM supervision.
Caution
Pregnancy contraindicated. Chuanwu toxicity. Not for cauda equina red flags—seek emergency care.
Source
People.cn / Yangcheng Evening News. Pending verification.