Home›Formulas› The winning formula — heavy-dose shanzhuyu: cornelian cherry fruit (shan zhu yu) 30 g (one liang, core removed), Chinese angelica (dang gui), white peony (bai shao), frankincense (ru xiang), myrrh (mo yao), teasel root (xu duan) 12 g each (four qian), forsythia (lian qiao) and licorice (gan cao) 9 g each (three qian), one dose daily, with a little aspirin — cured within a few days

The winning formula — heavy-dose shanzhuyu: cornelian cherry fruit (shan zhu yu) 30 g (one liang, core removed), Chinese angelica (dang gui), white peony (bai shao), frankincense (ru xiang), myrrh (mo yao), teasel root (xu duan) 12 g each (four qian), forsythia (lian qiao) and licorice (gan cao) 9 g each (three qian), one dose daily, with a little aspirin — cured within a few days: Chinese Medicine Cases

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📖 Doctor Zhang Xichun (张锡纯) Case

Leg Pain, with Arms Afraid of Heat and Legs Afraid of Cold? Doctor Zhang Xichun Treats Upper-Heat Lower-Cold Leg Pain by Tonifying the Liver with Heavy-Dose Shanzhuyu (Cornus Fruit)

Medicine: Shan zhu yu (cornelian cherry fruit, cornel dogwood fruit — heavily tonifies the liver; 'gets the fullest wood qi,' astringent yet wonderfully regulating; the special key herb of this case), Dang gui (Chinese angelica — nourishes blood)