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Asafoetida Pills for Eliminating Food Stagnation

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Asafoetida Pills for Eliminating Food Stagnation,For long-standing masses and food stagnation accompanied by tangible masses.

Formulas Name : Asafoetida Pills for Eliminating Food Stagnation

Chinese Name : 消积阿魏丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Clematis, 3 qian of Asafoetida, 5 qian of Magnetite (calcined), 5 qian of Pharbitis, 5 qian of Areca nut, 5 qian of Curcuma (roasted), 1 liang of Curcuma zedoaria, and Pangolin scales (stir-fried with yellow earth until golden).

Source

From *Huo Ren Xin Tong*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste of vinegar and flour to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For long-standing masses and food stagnation accompanied by tangible masses.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with rice soup.

Asafoetida Pills for Eliminating Food Stagnation,From *Huo Ren Xin Tong*, Volume 2.,For long-standing masses and food stagnation accompanied by tangible masses.

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