title: Kanggu Zengsheng Wan
text: # Kanggu Zengsheng Wan
  
  Kanggu Zengsheng Wan (Chinese: 抗骨增生丸) 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 ". It tastes sweet and slightly astringent.
  
  It is used when there are symptoms of “hyperplastic spondylitis, cervical syndrome, or spur”. 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
  
  | Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
  | - | - | - |
  | Radix Rehmanniae Preparata | 熟地黄 | 210 |
  | Herba Cistanches (steamed) | 肉苁蓉 (蒸) | 140 |
  | Rhizoma Cibotii (Processed with salt ) | 狗脊 (盐制) | 140 |
  | Fructus Ligustri Lucidi (processed with salt) | 女贞子 (盐制) | 70 |
  | Herba Epimedii | 淫羊藿 | 140 |
  | Caulis Spatholobi | 鸡血藤 | 140 |
  | Semen Raphani (stir-baked) | 莱菔子 (炒) | 70 |
  | Rhizoma Drynariae | 骨碎补 | 140 |
  | Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae | 牛膝 | 140 |
  