Stomach Pill，*Ji Sheng*, Volume 1.，Deficiency of True Yang, weakness of Heart Fire, failure to nourish the Spleen Earth, disruption of the harmonious distribution of Qi, deficiency-cold in the Central Region, inability to eat, fullness and obstruction in the chest and diaphragm, bloating without eating, or undigested food after eating, phlegm-induced nausea, regurgitation of food, deficiency-cold in the Zang organs, failure to digest grains, cramping pain in the heart and abdomen, and unceasing diarrhea. All disorders of the Spleen and Stomach.
Stomach Pill
Formulas Name : Stomach Pill
Chinese Name : 胃丹
Drug Formulation
Cinnabar (large, mature chunks free of stone) 50 liang, Silla ginseng 4 liang, nutmeg (wrapped in flour and steamed) 4 liang, cardamom 4 liang, long pepper 4 liang, white cardamom seeds 4 liang, red beans 4 liang, Galanga (chopped, stir-fried) 4 liang,Aconite Root (roasted, with skin and pith removed) 4 liang, White Atractylodes 4 liang, Magnolia Bark (stir-fried with ginger juice) 4 liang, Cloves (unroasted) 4 liang, Patchouli Leaves 4 liang, Schisandra Berries 4 liang, Dried Ginger (roasted, peeled) 4 liang, Black Pepper 4 liang, Amomum Villosum Seeds 4 liang, Ophiopogon Tuber (core removed) 4 liang, Cardamom Seeds 4 liang, Dried Tangerine Peel 4 liang.
Source
*Ji Sheng*, Volume 1.
Processing
Prepare each of the above herbs according to the prescribed methods, chop them into pieces the size of soybeans, and mix half of the herbs thoroughly with 5 jin of white sand honey; place this mixture into a copper pot;Place cinnabar in a double-layered silk bag and suspend it inside the pot. Simmer over a double boiler fueled by mulberry wood for 4 days and 4 nights. Replace the honey with 5 jin, add the remaining half of the herbs, mix thoroughly, and simmer for another 3 days and 3 nights. Remove the cinnabar, rinse it clean, and bake it dry. Place it in a mortar and grind it into a fine powder using a jade pestle. Shape the powder into rice-wrapped pills the size of mung beans and air-dry them in the shade.
Benefits
Deficiency of True Yang, weakness of Heart Fire, failure to nourish the Spleen Earth, disruption of the harmonious distribution of Qi, deficiency-cold in the Central Region, inability to eat, fullness and obstruction in the chest and diaphragm, bloating without eating, or undigested food after eating, phlegm-induced nausea, regurgitation of food, deficiency-cold in the Zang organs, failure to digest grains, cramping pain in the heart and abdomen, and unceasing diarrhea. All disorders of the Spleen and Stomach.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills per dose, increasing to 15 if necessary. Take on an empty stomach before meals with ginseng decoction; jujube decoction is also acceptable. If vomiting occurs, take with a mild ginger decoction.
Note
Avoid consuming pork or mutton blood.
Stomach Pill,Deficiency of True Yang, weakness of Heart Fire, failure to nourish the Spleen Earth, disruption of the harmonious distribution of Qi, deficiency-cold in the Central Region, inability to eat, fullness and obstruction in the chest and diaphragm, bloating without eating, or undigested food after eating, phlegm-induced nausea, regurgitation of food, deficiency-cold in the Zang organs, failure to digest grains, cramping pain in the heart and abdomen, and unceasing diarrhea. All disorders of the Spleen and Stomach.