Clove and Cardamom Powder，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6.，Weakness of the spleen and stomach; stagnation of chronic cold; or consumption of raw or cold foods causing internal injury to the spleen and stomach, resulting in diarrhea or profuse watery stools; undigested food and water; chest fullness and shortness of breath; vomiting, nausea, and nausea; pain around the navel and abdomen; distension and fullness in the flanks; rumbling sounds in the abdomen; and reduced appetite;as well as chronic dysentery due to accumulated cold, characterized by stools that are purely white or predominantly white with only a small amount of red, occurring irregularly day and night; or cases of spleen-stomach deficiency-cold with prolonged diarrhea that has resolved but recurred.
Clove and Cardamom Powder
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Formulas Name : Clove and Cardamom Powder
Chinese Name : 丁香豆蔻散
Drug Formulation
Jing Sanleng (processed) 5 liang, Wood Fragrance (not heated) 5 liang, Magnolia Bark (coarse bark removed, processed with ginger juice) 5 liang, Peony Root 5 liang, Nutmeg (processed) 5 liang, Ginseng (root tip removed) 5 liang, Dried Ginger (processed) 5 liang,Poria (white, peel removed) 5 liang, Evodia (washed 7 times in boiling water, then roasted) 3.5 liang, Licorice (roasted) 3.5 liang, Cloves 3.5 liang, Atractylodes (peel removed) 7 liang.
Source
*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
Weakness of the spleen and stomach; stagnation of chronic cold; or consumption of raw or cold foods causing internal injury to the spleen and stomach, resulting in diarrhea or profuse watery stools; undigested food and water; chest fullness and shortness of breath; vomiting, nausea, and nausea; pain around the navel and abdomen; distension and fullness in the flanks; rumbling sounds in the abdomen; and reduced appetite;as well as chronic dysentery due to accumulated cold, characterized by stools that are purely white or predominantly white with only a small amount of red, occurring irregularly day and night; or cases of spleen-stomach deficiency-cold with prolonged diarrhea that has resolved but recurred.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 qian per dose, boil with 1 zhan of water, add 3 slices of ginger and 1 jujube (split open), and simmer until reduced to 8 fen. Take warm on an empty stomach or before meals. If there is no time to simmer, dissolve a small amount of salt in hot water and take the mixture.
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Clove and Cardamom Powder,Weakness of the spleen and stomach; stagnation of chronic cold; or consumption of raw or cold foods causing internal injury to the spleen and stomach, resulting in diarrhea or profuse watery stools; undigested food and water; chest fullness and shortness of breath; vomiting, nausea, and nausea; pain around the navel and abdomen; distension and fullness in the flanks; rumbling sounds in the abdomen; and reduced appetite;as well as chronic dysentery due to accumulated cold, characterized by stools that are purely white or predominantly white with only a small amount of red, occurring irregularly day and night; or cases of spleen-stomach deficiency-cold with prolonged diarrhea that has resolved but recurred.