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Cinnabar and Agarwood Pills,For pregnancy complicated by excessive phlegm, with fullness and distension in the epigastrium and loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Cinnabar and Agarwood Pills

Chinese Name : 丹砂沉香丸

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar (ground separately into a powder) 1 liang, Agarwood (finely chopped) 1 liang, Cardamom (shelled) 1 liang, Pinellia (washed 7 times in boiling water to remove slipperiness, sliced, and roasted) 1 liang,Ginseng 3 fen, Cloves (lightly roasted) 3 fen, White Poria (black skin removed, coarsely chopped) half liang, Aged Tangerine Peel (soaked in hot water to remove the white pith, then baked) half liang, Licorice (roasted) half liang, Areca Nut (coarsely chopped) half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 156.

Processing

Except for cinnabar, grind all the above herbs into a fine powder, sift, then add the cinnabar and mix thoroughly. Form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using refined honey.

Benefits

For pregnancy complicated by excessive phlegm, with fullness and distension in the epigastrium and loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with ginger tea before meals.

Cinnabar and Agarwood Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 156.,For pregnancy complicated by excessive phlegm, with fullness and distension in the epigastrium and loss of appetite.

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