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Banxiao Pills,Phlegm and fluid stagnation in the epigastric region, causing arm pain and inability to lift the arm, with the pain shifting back and forth between the left and right sides.

Formulas Name : Banxiao Pills

Chinese Name : 半消丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Pinellia, 1 liang of Fenghua Xiao.

Source

From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with fresh ginger juice to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Phlegm and fluid stagnation in the epigastric region, causing arm pain and inability to lift the arm, with the pain shifting back and forth between the left and right sides.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills at a time, washed down with ginger tea.

Banxiao Pills,From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 5.,Phlegm and fluid stagnation in the epigastric region, causing arm pain and inability to lift the arm, with the pain shifting back and forth between the left and right sides.

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