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Cinnamon and Poria Pill,For edema and distension caused by water retention, with difficulty urinating.

Formulas Name : Cinnamon and Poria Pill

Chinese Name : 桂黄丸

Drug Formulation

4 liang of sulfur, 1 liang of cinnamon bark, 1 liang of white atractylodes, 1 liang of red poria, 1 liang of alisma, 1 liang of poria cocos, 1 liang of yellow tangerine peel.

Source

From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from boiled water and flour to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For edema and distension caused by water retention, with difficulty urinating.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills at a time, washed down with tangerine peel decoction on an empty stomach.

Cinnamon and Poria Pill,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.,For edema and distension caused by water retention, with difficulty urinating.

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