Taiping Pills

Taiping Pills,For severe pain and distension in the chest and abdomen, as well as food stagnation, qi stagnation, blood stagnation, qi hernia, blood hernia, and severe constipation due to pathogenic factors.

Formulas Name : Taiping Pills

Chinese Name : 太平丸

Drug Formulation

3 qian of dried tangerine peel, 3 qian of magnolia bark, 3 qian of wood fragrant, 3 qian of wuyao, 3 qian of white mustard seed, 3 qian of cardamom, 3 qian of sanleng, 3 qian of pangshu (roasted), 3 qian of dried ginger, 3 qian of soapwort (stir-fried until smoking ceases), and 3 qian of alisma.

Source

*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 1 qian of croton seed (soaked in boiling water, then peeled and de-seeded), add 1 bowl of water, and simmer over low heat until reduced to half a bowl. Remove the croton seed, grind it extremely fine in a mortar, then mix in the remaining decoction until thoroughly blended. Depending on the quantity of the mixture, add steamed buns, soak until soft, and pound into a paste. Roll the mixture into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For severe pain and distension in the chest and abdomen, as well as food stagnation, qi stagnation, blood stagnation, qi hernia, blood hernia, and severe constipation due to pathogenic factors.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 fen or 5 fen per dose; in severe cases, 1 qian. Administer with a suitable decoction according to the specific condition.For stagnation due to cold damage, administer with the decoction of this very ingredient; for women’s blood- and qi-related pain, administer with Safflower Decoction or Angelica Decoction; for qi-related pain, administer with Dried Tangerine Peel Decoction; for hernias, administer with Anise Decoction; for cold-induced pain, administer with Ginger Decoction; for those on the verge of diarrhea, administer 1 qian with hot ginger decoction; if bowel movements do not occur, take another dose; if diarrhea is profuse and unstoppable, drink 1–2 mouthfuls of cold water to stop it.

Taiping Pills,*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.,For severe pain and distension in the chest and abdomen, as well as food stagnation, qi stagnation, blood stagnation, qi hernia, blood hernia, and severe constipation due to pathogenic factors.

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