Muxiang Xiaogu Pills，From *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. Also treats cold in the chest causing difficulty swallowing food; regurgitation and heart-churning sensations; cholera with vomiting; as well as post-illness weakness where the patient cannot tolerate food; or diminished vital energy due to illness, resulting in an inability to resume normal eating habits.
Muxiang Xiaogu Pills
Formulas Name : Muxiang Xiaogu Pills
Chinese Name : 木香消谷丸
Drug Formulation
Qingpi 4 liang (washed and dried), Chenpi 4 liang (washed and dried), Cinnamon (with coarse bark removed) 2 liang, Dried Ginger (roasted) 2 liang, Pharbitis 8 liang (4 liang raw, 4 liang cooked), Wood Fragrance half liang.
Source
From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a water-cooked starch paste to form pills the size of small beans.
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. Also treats cold in the chest causing difficulty swallowing food; regurgitation and heart-churning sensations; cholera with vomiting; as well as post-illness weakness where the patient cannot tolerate food; or diminished vital energy due to illness, resulting in an inability to resume normal eating habits.
Instructions for Use
Take 15 pills per dose, increasing to 20 pills if necessary, washed down with rice water, twice daily. Take at any time.
Muxiang Xiaogu 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. Also treats cold in the chest causing difficulty swallowing food; regurgitation and heart-churning sensations; cholera with vomiting; as well as post-illness weakness where the patient cannot tolerate food; or diminished vital energy due to illness, resulting in an inability to resume normal eating habits.