Purple Cinnamon Pills

Purple Cinnamon Pills,For spleen deficiency with cold qi, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal distension, and borborygmi.

Formulas Name : Purple Cinnamon Pills

Chinese Name : 紫桂大丸

Drug Formulation

Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) 1 liang, Fennel Seeds (roasted) 1 liang, White Cardamom Seeds (peeled) 1 liang, Green Tangerine Peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and baked) 1 liang, Galangal 1 liang, Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) 1 liang, Cloves half a liang, Frankincense half a liang, Licorice Root (roasted) half a liang, Black Pepper (roasted) 1 fen.

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 46.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a marble.

Benefits

For spleen deficiency with cold qi, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal distension, and borborygmi.

Instructions for Use

Take half a pill to one pill per dose; chew it thoroughly and swallow with rice water; warm wine may also be used.

Purple Cinnamon Pills,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 46.,For spleen deficiency with cold qi, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal distension, and borborygmi.

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