Agarwood Harmonizing the Middle Pills，*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.，For phlegm-fluid retention and qi stagnation, vomiting of saliva and froth, and difficulty tolerating porridge-based medications.
Agarwood Harmonizing the Middle Pills
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Formulas Name : Agarwood Harmonizing the Middle Pills
Chinese Name : 沉香和中丸
Drug Formulation
Half a liang of agarwood, half a liang of cloves, half a liang of frankincense, half a liang of cardamom (coated in flour and roasted until tender), half a liang of pinellia (washed seven times in hot water and processed with ginger), half a liang of ginseng, half a liang of evodia (washed in hot water and dried in an oven), half a liang of white poria (peeled), half a liang of mercury, and half a liang of sulfur (grind these two ingredients together to form granules).
Source
*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from ginger juice and flour to form pills the size of small beans.
Benefits
For phlegm-fluid retention and qi stagnation, vomiting of saliva and froth, and difficulty tolerating porridge-based medications.
Instructions for Use
Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with ginger soup on an empty stomach.
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Agarwood Harmonizing the Middle Pills,For phlegm-fluid retention and qi stagnation, vomiting of saliva and froth, and difficulty tolerating porridge-based medications.