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Cardamom Intestinal-Consolidating Pills

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Cardamom Intestinal-Consolidating Pills,Weakness of the spleen and stomach, frequent loose stools, loss of appetite, and abdominal rumbling and pain.

Formulas Name : Cardamom Intestinal-Consolidating Pills

Chinese Name : 豆蔻固肠丸

Drug Formulation

Frankincense 1 liang, Red Cinnabar 1 liang, Dried Ginger 1 liang, Cardamom 1 liang, Magnolia Bark (processed with ginger) 1 liang, Nutmeg (wrapped in flour and slow-roasted, then unwrapped) 1 liang.

Source

*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Weakness of the spleen and stomach, frequent loose stools, loss of appetite, and abdominal rumbling and pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 60 pills per dose, washed down with rice water before meals.

Cardamom Intestinal-Consolidating Pills,*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 7.,Weakness of the spleen and stomach, frequent loose stools, loss of appetite, and abdominal rumbling and pain.

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