Asafoetida and Galangal Pills，From the “Hong Family Collection of Proven Formulas,” citing a formula by Shangguan Zhubo.，Indications: Weakness of the three epigastric regions, accumulated cold in the middle jiao, impaired spleen function, slow digestion of food, frequent indigestion after eating, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, stabbing pain in the flanks, vomiting and retching, belching with a sour taste and nausea, abdominal distension and borborygmi, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, dysphagia and diaphragmatic qi stagnation, regurgitation of food, reduced appetite, as well as chronic deep-seated cold and accumulated cold manifesting as intermittent abdominal pain.
Asafoetida and Galangal Pills
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Formulas Name : Asafoetida and Galangal Pills
Chinese Name : 阿魏良姜丸
Drug Formulation
3 liang of green tangerine peel, 2 liang of aged tangerine peel, 2 liang of Alpinia officinarum, 2 liang of red beans, 1 liang of cinnamon (with coarse bark removed), 2 liang of cardamom (husk removed), 2 liang of Pongam (roasted), 2 liang of grass fruit (husk removed), 2 liang of dried ginger (roasted), 2 liang of radish seeds (roasted), 2 liang of wood fragrant,half a qian of realgar, 1 fen of asafoetida (dissolve both with vinegar, remove any grit, and grind).
Source
From the “Hong Family Collection of Proven Formulas,” citing a formula by Shangguan Zhubo.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of mung beans using a wheat-flour paste.
Benefits
Indications: Weakness of the three epigastric regions, accumulated cold in the middle jiao, impaired spleen function, slow digestion of food, frequent indigestion after eating, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, stabbing pain in the flanks, vomiting and retching, belching with a sour taste and nausea, abdominal distension and borborygmi, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, dysphagia and diaphragmatic qi stagnation, regurgitation of food, reduced appetite, as well as chronic deep-seated cold and accumulated cold manifesting as intermittent abdominal pain.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 granules per dose, washed down with lightly gingered water, regardless of the time of day, twice daily.
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Asafoetida and Galangal Pills,Indications: Weakness of the three epigastric regions, accumulated cold in the middle jiao, impaired spleen function, slow digestion of food, frequent indigestion after eating, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, stabbing pain in the flanks, vomiting and retching, belching with a sour taste and nausea, abdominal distension and borborygmi, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, dysphagia and diaphragmatic qi stagnation, regurgitation of food, reduced appetite, as well as chronic deep-seated cold and accumulated cold manifesting as intermittent abdominal pain.