Black Pills

Black Pills,For stagnant food in the epigastrium, acid regurgitation, nausea, vomiting of clear fluid, belching of putrid odors, or pain in the chest and abdomen; as well as for central deficiency with mass accumulation, loose stools, and dysentery with red or white discharge; or for a weak spleen and stomach where excessive food intake causes undigested food to stagnate, leading to dysentery.

Formulas Name : Black Pills

Chinese Name : 黑丸子

Drug Formulation

7 black plum flesh, 3 fen of Hundred Herbs Ash, 3–7 apricot kernels (remove skin and tip; grind separately), 2 croton seeds (remove shell and oil), 9 pinellia rhizomes (soaked in boiling water 7 times), and 3–7 cardamom seeds.

Source

From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of millet grains using a thin paste.

Benefits

For stagnant food in the epigastrium, acid regurgitation, nausea, vomiting of clear fluid, belching of putrid odors, or pain in the chest and abdomen; as well as for central deficiency with mass accumulation, loose stools, and dysentery with red or white discharge; or for a weak spleen and stomach where excessive food intake causes undigested food to stagnate, leading to dysentery.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, increasing to 20 pills if necessary, and swallow with boiled water; ginger tea may also be used. Adjust the number of pills based on the condition’s severity (deficiency or excess). If the condition results from consuming raw or cold foods such as raw fish slices, it may also be taken with Zhongzhong Decoction.

Black Pills,From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 4.,For stagnant food in the epigastrium, acid regurgitation, nausea, vomiting of clear fluid, belching of putrid odors, or pain in the chest and abdomen; as well as for central deficiency with mass accumulation, loose stools, and dysentery with red or white discharge; or for a weak spleen and stomach where excessive food intake causes undigested food to stagnate, leading to dysentery.

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