Atractylodes Median-Regulating Pills

Atractylodes Median-Regulating Pills,For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, hardness and fullness beneath the heart, distension and fullness in both flanks, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, belching of stale, putrid gas, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, undigested grains, chronic dysentery with red and white discharges mixed with pus and blood, prolonged emaciation, and loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Atractylodes Median-Regulating Pills

Chinese Name : 白术调中丸

Drug Formulation

Shenqu 4 liang (roasted), Atractylodes macrocephala half liang, Ginseng (root tip removed) 3 qian, Poria cocos (peeled) 3 qian, Polyporus umbellatus (black skin removed) 3 qian, Alisma orientale 3 qian, Wood Fragrance 2 qian, Cinnamomum cassia (coarse bark removed) 1.5 qian, Licorice (peeled, roasted) 1 liang, Dried Ginger (roasted) 1 liang.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 207), citing *Formulas from the Ruizhu Hall*

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using wheat flour paste.

Benefits

For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, hardness and fullness beneath the heart, distension and fullness in both flanks, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, belching of stale, putrid gas, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, undigested grains, chronic dysentery with red and white discharges mixed with pus and blood, prolonged emaciation, and loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose, washed down with light ginger tea on an empty stomach.

Atractylodes Median-Regulating Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 207), citing *Formulas from the Ruizhu Hall*,For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, hardness and fullness beneath the heart, distension and fullness in both flanks, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, belching of stale, putrid gas, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, undigested grains, chronic dysentery with red and white discharges mixed with pus and blood, prolonged emaciation, and loss of appetite.

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