Snail Shell Pills

Snail Shell Pills,For phlegm-fluid accumulation and epigastric pain.

Formulas Name : Snail Shell Pills

Chinese Name : 螺蛳壳丸

Drug Formulation

Snail shells (those that have been on a wall for many years, roasted) 2 liang, talc (roasted) 2 liang, Atractylodes lancea 2 liang, Gardenia jasminoides 2 liang, Cyperus rotundus 2 liang, Pinellia ternata 2 liang, Fructus Aurantii 0.5 liang, Citrus aurantium peel 0.5 liang, Aquilaria agallocha 0.5 liang, Pinellia ternata (processed) 0.5 liang, Amomum villosum 0.5 liang.

Source

Formula from *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 4; name cited in *Direct Pointers with Addenda*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with steamed buns moistened with fresh ginger juice to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For phlegm-fluid accumulation and epigastric pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with ginger soup. For those with phlegm, dissolve one pill in alum solution to form a pill the size of a water caltrop, then swallow one pill with hot ginger soup.

Snail Shell Pills,Formula from *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 4; name cited in *Direct Pointers with Addenda*, Volume 6.,For phlegm-fluid accumulation and epigastric pain.

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