Five-Flavor Li Zhong Pills

Five-Flavor Li Zhong Pills,Imbalance between cold and heat; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; undigested food.

Formulas Name : Five-Flavor Li Zhong Pills

Chinese Name : 五味理中丸

Drug Formulation

Licorice (roasted, coarsely chopped), Ginseng, Cinnamon (with coarse bark removed), Dried Ginger (roasted), and Galangal—each in equal parts.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 38.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Imbalance between cold and heat; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; undigested food.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with warm wine, twice daily.

Five-Flavor Li Zhong Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 38.,Imbalance between cold and heat; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; undigested food.

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