Chongtu Powder

Chongtu Powder,Weakness of the Spleen Earth and unchecked Kidney Water can easily lead to abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and occasional episodes of diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Chongtu Powder

Chinese Name : 崇土散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala (sliced thickly; boil with half a liang of yellow earth and 1 bowl of water until it boils once; wash off the mud and dry in an oven), 3 qian of cloves (used raw),Dried Ginger 1 liang (wrapped in yellow clay and baked until 10 fen dry), Cardamom half a liang (wrapped in yellow clay, baked dry, and peeled), Ginseng half a liang (wrapped in yellow clay and baked), Amomum villosum (with peel) 2 liang (stir-fried briefly in yellow earth, then peeled), Licorice root half a liang (wrapped in yellow clay and baked dry, then cleaned of earth and coarsely chopped).

Source

*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Weakness of the Spleen Earth and unchecked Kidney Water can easily lead to abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and occasional episodes of diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with boiling water on an empty stomach, three times daily; alternatively, decocting it with Fuluogan is particularly effective.

Chongtu Powder,*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 4.,Weakness of the Spleen Earth and unchecked Kidney Water can easily lead to abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and occasional episodes of diarrhea.

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