Cardamom and Magnolia Bark Pills

Cardamom and Magnolia Bark Pills,For weakness of the spleen and stomach, complete loss of appetite, abdominal pain with loose stools, delicate digestive system, and stiffness in the joints.

Formulas Name : Cardamom and Magnolia Bark Pills

Chinese Name : 草果厚朴丸

Drug Formulation

Magnolia Bark 1 liang 5 qian (remove coarse bark, wash, slice, boil in water until it has boiled several dozen times, sun-dry, pound into a fine powder; grind with an equal amount of ginger into a fine powder, mix well, wrap and let stand for two nights, bake dry, then combine with the following herbs), Aged Tangerine Peel 1 liang (soak in hot water for one day, dry, do not remove the white pith),Dried Ginger 5 qian (roasted), Cardamom Seeds 1 liang (wrapped in paper and soaked in water, roasted until fragrant and cooked through, then peeled), White Atractylodes 5 qian (washed, chopped, and stir-fried with wheat bran), Terminalia chebula 1 liang (wrapped in paper and moistened with water, then slow-roasted until dry; remove the pulp), Cinnamon Bark half a liang (remove the coarse bark; for every 1 liang, use half a liang), Amomum villosum 1 liang (remove the shell, soak in hot water and wash, then remove the membrane).

Source

From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 23), citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a water-cooked starch paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For weakness of the spleen and stomach, complete loss of appetite, abdominal pain with loose stools, delicate digestive system, and stiffness in the joints.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–60 pills per dose, taken on an empty stomach or before meals with plain hot water.

Cardamom and Magnolia Bark Pills,From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 23), citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.,For weakness of the spleen and stomach, complete loss of appetite, abdominal pain with loose stools, delicate digestive system, and stiffness in the joints.

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