Pill for Treating Phlegm (Poria Pill)

Pill for Treating Phlegm (Poria Pill),For internal obstruction by phlegm-turbidity manifesting as aching or spasms in the arms and hands, inability to lift objects, numbness in the limbs, dizziness, globus sensation, hysteria, as well as postpartum shortness of breath in women and edema of the limbs.

Formulas Name : Pill for Treating Phlegm (Poria Pill)

Chinese Name : 治痰茯苓丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Poria, half a liang of Fructus Aurantii (fried with wheat bran, seeds removed), 2 liang of Pinellia, and 1 fen of wind-dried gypsum.

Source

Quoted from *Quansheng Zhimi Fang* in Volume 5 of *Baiyi*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from the natural juice of fresh ginger to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For internal obstruction by phlegm-turbidity manifesting as aching or spasms in the arms and hands, inability to lift objects, numbness in the limbs, dizziness, globus sensation, hysteria, as well as postpartum shortness of breath in women and edema of the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with ginger soup.

Note

Do not administer lightly unless the condition is severely severe.

Pill for Treating Phlegm (Poria Pill),Quoted from *Quansheng Zhimi Fang* in Volume 5 of *Baiyi*.,For internal obstruction by phlegm-turbidity manifesting as aching or spasms in the arms and hands, inability to lift objects, numbness in the limbs, dizziness, globus sensation, hysteria, as well as postpartum shortness of breath in women and edema of the limbs.

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