Millet and Aconite Pills

Millet and Aconite Pills,Indicated for weakness of the spleen and stomach, fatigue in the limbs, emaciation, dampness affecting the internal organs, frequent and loose stools, and complete loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Millet and Aconite Pills

Chinese Name : 粟附丸

Drug Formulation

1 sheng of aged millet, 1 liang of aconite root (yielding a total of 2 pieces).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 46.

Processing

Combine the ingredients in a pot, add water, and boil until the aconite is fully infused. Remove the aconite, slice it into pieces, and dry it in an oven. Separately, take half a sheng of aged millet, rinse it thoroughly with water, drain it, and roast it over low heat until fragrant and cooked. Grind the aconite and millet into a fine powder together. Mix the powder with the millet porridge used to boil the aconite to form pills the size of a tung seed.

Benefits

Indicated for weakness of the spleen and stomach, fatigue in the limbs, emaciation, dampness affecting the internal organs, frequent and loose stools, and complete loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with aged tangerine peel decoction.

Millet and Aconite Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 46.,Indicated for weakness of the spleen and stomach, fatigue in the limbs, emaciation, dampness affecting the internal organs, frequent and loose stools, and complete loss of appetite.

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