Modified Sishi Pills

Modified Sishi Pills,For deficiency of both the spleen and stomach, resulting in inability to digest food and drink; fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm; intermittent distension of the abdomen and flanks persisting for months or years; reduced appetite and a tendency to lie down; a bitter, tasteless mouth; and weakness with shortness of breath. It also treats cold in the chest causing difficulty swallowing; regurgitation and heart-churning; cholera with vomiting; and post-illness weakness where the body cannot tolerate food, or when, due to depleted vital energy from illness, appetite has not returned to normal.

Formulas Name : Modified Sishi Pills

Chinese Name : 加减思食丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Shenqu (roasted until golden), 2 liang of barley malt (roasted until golden), 4 liang of black plum, half a liang of dried papaya (sliced), 2.5 qian of white Poria (peeled), and 2.5 qian of selected licorice (finely chopped and roasted).

Source

*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a cherry.

Benefits

For deficiency of both the spleen and stomach, resulting in inability to digest food and drink; fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm; intermittent distension of the abdomen and flanks persisting for months or years; reduced appetite and a tendency to lie down; a bitter, tasteless mouth; and weakness with shortness of breath. It also treats cold in the chest causing difficulty swallowing; regurgitation and heart-churning; cholera with vomiting; and post-illness weakness where the body cannot tolerate food, or when, due to depleted vital energy from illness, appetite has not returned to normal.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time, chew it thoroughly, and swallow it with plain hot water; there is no specific time restriction. If thirsty, hold 1 pill in the mouth until it dissolves.

Modified Sishi Pills,*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.,For deficiency of both the spleen and stomach, resulting in inability to digest food and drink; fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm; intermittent distension of the abdomen and flanks persisting for months or years; reduced appetite and a tendency to lie down; a bitter, tasteless mouth; and weakness with shortness of breath. It also treats cold in the chest causing difficulty swallowing; regurgitation and heart-churning; cholera with vomiting; and post-illness weakness where the body cannot tolerate food, or when, due to depleted vital energy from illness, appetite has not returned to normal.

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