Atractylodes and Poria Pill

Atractylodes and Poria Pill,For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, dry retching, belching, and acid regurgitation, undigested food, borborygmi and diarrhea, alcohol-induced fluid retention, vomiting of phlegm and foam, and dizziness and blurred vision.

Formulas Name : Atractylodes and Poria Pill

Chinese Name : 白术茯苓丸

Drug Formulation

6 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 2 liang of red Poria (peeled), 2 liang of dried ginger (roasted), 2 liang of cinnamon bark (coarse bark removed), 2 liang of Pinellia ternata (washed in boiling water 7 times), 2 liang of ginseng (root tip removed), 2 liang of Zhi Shi (pulp removed, stir-fried with wheat bran), 2 liang of nutmeg (wrapped in flour and roasted until fragrant).

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with Shenqu (fermented barley malt) ground to a fine consistency, then cook into a paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, dry retching, belching, and acid regurgitation, undigested food, borborygmi and diarrhea, alcohol-induced fluid retention, vomiting of phlegm and foam, and dizziness and blurred vision.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills at a time, washed down with ginger decoction, at any time of day.

Atractylodes and Poria Pill,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.,For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, dry retching, belching, and acid regurgitation, undigested food, borborygmi and diarrhea, alcohol-induced fluid retention, vomiting of phlegm and foam, and dizziness and blurred vision.

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