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Da Fu Pi Powder,Following an episode of cold damage, when stomach qi is disharmonious and there is a lack of appetite.

Formulas Name : Da Fu Pi Powder

Chinese Name : 大腹皮散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Areca nut peel (chopped),half liang of wild cardamom (peeled), half liang of ginseng (root tip removed), half liang of white Poria, one and a half liang of white Atractylodes, 3 fen of aged tangerine peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and roasted), half liang of dried ginger (cracked and chopped), half liang of Magnolia bark (coarse outer bark removed, coated with ginger juice, and roasted until fragrant and cooked),half liang of Zhi Ke (stir-fried with wheat bran until slightly yellow, white pith removed), half liang of licorice (roasted until slightly reddish, coarsely chopped), and half liang of Cinnamon Bark.

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 13.

Processing

The above is a coarse powder.

Benefits

Following an episode of cold damage, when stomach qi is disharmonious and there is a lack of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose. Boil in 1 large bowl of water with half a fen of fresh ginger and 3 jujubes until reduced to 5 fen. Strain and drink while warm. Take at any time.

Da Fu Pi Powder,*Shenghui*, Volume 13.,Following an episode of cold damage, when stomach qi is disharmonious and there is a lack of appetite.

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