Eight-Ingredient Magnolia Bark Pills

Eight-Ingredient Magnolia Bark Pills,For spleen and stomach deficiency, cold qi rising to attack the chest and diaphragm, disharmony of the Triple Burner, loss of appetite, undigested food, emaciation, and weakness.

Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Magnolia Bark Pills

Chinese Name : 八味厚朴丸

Drug Formulation

Magnolia Bark (coarse bark removed, roasted with ginger juice until purple) 2 liang, Aged Tangerine Peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and roasted) 1 liang,Kharil (pulp only, used raw) 1 liang, Cinnamon (coarse bark removed, pulp only) 1 liang, Aconite (roasted until cracked, skin and pith removed) 1 liang, Dried Ginger (roasted) 1 liang, White Poria (black skin removed) 1 liang, Licorice (roasted) 1 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 45.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using refined honey.

Benefits

For spleen and stomach deficiency, cold qi rising to attack the chest and diaphragm, disharmony of the Triple Burner, loss of appetite, undigested food, emaciation, and weakness.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before the evening meal, swallowing them with warm wine or salted broth after chewing them to break them up. If severe diaphragmatic qi obstruction prevents eating, set aside half of the powder; take 2 qian per dose, decoct it with 2 he of wine and 2 he of water until reduced to 2 he, then mix the residue with the 30 pills and swallow.

Eight-Ingredient Magnolia Bark Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 45.,For spleen and stomach deficiency, cold qi rising to attack the chest and diaphragm, disharmony of the Triple Burner, loss of appetite, undigested food, emaciation, and weakness.

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