Appetite-Stimulating and Diaphragm-Regulating Pills,*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,For pain in the chest and epigastrium, and food stagnation.
Appetite-Stimulating and Diaphragm-Regulating Pills
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Formulas Name : Appetite-Stimulating and Diaphragm-Regulating Pills
Chinese Name : 开胃利膈丸
Drug Formulation
6 qian of Trichosanthes kirilowii peel, 6 qian of Zhi Shi (roasted), 3 qian of Aquilaria sinensis, 4 qian of Amomum villosum, 6 qian of Cyperus rotundus (processed), 4 qian of Platycodon grandiflorus (bitter), 4 qian of white cardamom seeds, 4 qian of Atractylodes lancea (roasted), 5 qian of Agastache rugosa stems, 6 qian of Citrus reticulata peel, 5 qian of Magnolia officinalis (roasted), and 2 liang of Sanxian (charred).
Source
*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a sorghum grain.
Benefits
For pain in the chest and epigastrium, and food stagnation.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian per dose, washed down with plain boiled water.
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Appetite-Stimulating and Diaphragm-Regulating Pills,For pain in the chest and epigastrium, and food stagnation.