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Asafoetida Li Zhong Pills,For all types of stabbing pain caused by cold qi, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, cold stomach with vomiting, and cramping pain in the umbilical region and abdomen.

Formulas Name : Asafoetida Li Zhong Pills

Chinese Name : 阿魏理中丸

Drug Formulation

Asafoetida 1 fen (mix with two spoonfuls of flour and vinegar to form a cake, then roast until golden brown), Beijing-grown Curcuma zedoaria (roasted, sliced) 1 liang and a half, Curcuma zedoaria (roasted, sliced) 1 liang and a half,Green tangerine peel (white pith removed) 1.5 liang, aged tangerine peel (white pith removed) 1.5 liang, licorice (roasted) 1.5 liang, dried ginger (roasted) 1.5 liang, dried papaya 1.5 liang, cinnamon bark (coarse outer bark removed) 1.5 liang, white atractylodes 1.5 liang.

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, form into pills using wheat flour paste, making 15 pills per liang, and coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For all types of stabbing pain caused by cold qi, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, cold stomach with vomiting, and cramping pain in the umbilical region and abdomen.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; chew thoroughly before meals and swallow with a salted decoction of fresh ginger and papaya. For women experiencing piercing pain caused by blood and qi stagnation, chew the pill after taking a decoction of dried ginger and angelica sinensis.

Asafoetida Li Zhong Pills,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.,For all types of stabbing pain caused by cold qi, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, cold stomach with vomiting, and cramping pain in the umbilical region and abdomen.

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