Cinnamon, Poria, and Atractylodes Pills，From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 9.，For vomiting and diarrhea caused by cold-dampness or damp-heat; pulmonary atrophy with chronic cough; and edema with abdominal distension.
Cinnamon, Poria, and Atractylodes Pills
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Formulas Name : Cinnamon, Poria, and Atractylodes Pills
Chinese Name : 桂苓白术丸
Drug Formulation
1 fen of selected cinnamon bark, 1 fen of dried ginger, 1 liang of Poria (peeled), 1 liang of Pinellia, half a liang of Atractylodes, half a liang of red-skinned Poria (white part removed), and half a liang of Alisma (one method adds half a liang of Coptis and 2 liang of Phellodendron).
Source
From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 9.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of small beans using wheat flour paste.
Benefits
For vomiting and diarrhea caused by cold-dampness or damp-heat; pulmonary atrophy with chronic cough; and edema with abdominal distension.
Instructions for Use
Take 20–30 pills per dose, washed down with ginger decoction, three times daily. If the condition is above the diaphragm, take after meals; if below, take before meals; if in the middle, take at any time.
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Cinnamon, Poria, and Atractylodes Pills,For vomiting and diarrhea caused by cold-dampness or damp-heat; pulmonary atrophy with chronic cough; and edema with abdominal distension.