Chen Sha Li Ge Pills

Chen Sha Li Ge Pills,Indications: Fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm; phlegm-fluid retention and qi stagnation; obstruction of the upper burner; impaired lung qi; coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness; vomiting of phlegm and saliva; difficulty swallowing; combined wind and heat causing dizziness, headache, and pain; and mental fatigue.

Formulas Name : Chen Sha Li Ge Pills

Chinese Name : 辰砂利膈丸

Drug Formulation

Processed Tiannanxing 2 liang, White Poria 2 liang, Dried Ginger 2 liang, Raw Rhino Horn 2 liang, Pinellia 0.5 jin, White Alum 3 liang (half raw, half calcined), Dried Chinese Yam 3 liang, Soapberry 1 jin (remove skin, seeds, and stringy parts; simmer in 3 jin of water until reduced to a paste).

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; use the soapberry paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed, and coat them with cinnabar.

Benefits

Indications: Fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm; phlegm-fluid retention and qi stagnation; obstruction of the upper burner; impaired lung qi; coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness; vomiting of phlegm and saliva; difficulty swallowing; combined wind and heat causing dizziness, headache, and pain; and mental fatigue.

Instructions for Use

Take 60–70 pills per dose, washed down with ginger tea after meals.

Chen Sha Li Ge Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.,Indications: Fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm; phlegm-fluid retention and qi stagnation; obstruction of the upper burner; impaired lung qi; coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness; vomiting of phlegm and saliva; difficulty swallowing; combined wind and heat causing dizziness, headache, and pain; and mental fatigue.

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