Da Fu Pi Pills

Da Fu Pi Pills,For various types of abdominal distension and fullness, with symptoms radiating upward to the shoulders and back, restlessness, pain in the limbs, and inability to eat or drink.

Formulas Name : Da Fu Pi Pills

Chinese Name : 大腹皮丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Da Fu Pi (chopped), 3 fen of Platycodon root (root tip removed), 1 liang of Fructus Aurantii (stir-fried with wheat bran until slightly yellow, pith removed), half a liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 liang of Angelica sinensis (chopped, lightly stir-fried), 2 liang of Rheum officinale (coarsely chopped, lightly stir-fried), half a liang of Cinnamomum cassia bark, half a liang of Aquilaria agallocha, and 3 fen of Ligusticum chuanxiong.

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 43.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For various types of abdominal distension and fullness, with symptoms radiating upward to the shoulders and back, restlessness, pain in the limbs, and inability to eat or drink.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with ginger decoction, at any time of day.

Da Fu Pi Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 43.,For various types of abdominal distension and fullness, with symptoms radiating upward to the shoulders and back, restlessness, pain in the limbs, and inability to eat or drink.

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