Chengqi Zuanjing Pills,*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.,Chest pain caused by edema affecting the heart.
Chengqi Zuanjing Pills
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Formulas Name : Chengqi Zuanjing Pills
Chinese Name : 承气转精丸
Drug Formulation
1 fen of Wood Fragrance (sliced, not heated); 1 fen of Black Pharbitis (roasted on a tile until half-cooked); Gan Sui (washed); 1 fen of Trifoliate Orange Peel (pits removed, roasted with wheat bran); Pinellia (soaked in rice water overnight, thoroughly washed, soaked in ginger juice, then sun-dried).
Source
*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste of wine and wheat flour to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Chest pain caused by edema affecting the heart.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with wine decocted with a few slices of wood apple; take at the second watch. If the condition is severe, a healthy adult may increase the dose to 40–50 pills. Do not take any medicine containing licorice for 60 days after taking this formula. When first using this formula to induce purgation, only one dose is required.
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Chengqi Zuanjing Pills,Chest pain caused by edema affecting the heart.