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Decoction of Three-Cornered Zingiber to Eliminate Accumulations

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Decoction of Three-Cornered Zingiber to Eliminate Accumulations,For weakness of the spleen and stomach, poor appetite and susceptibility to illness, the “Five Accumulations” and “Six Aggregations,” and pain caused by qi stagnation and masses.

Formulas Name : Decoction of Three-Cornered Zingiber to Eliminate Accumulations

Chinese Name : 消积三棱煎

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Agarwood (ground into powder), 1 liang of Areca Nut (ground into powder), 2 liang of Beijing Sanleng, 2 liang of Pong’e Zhu, and 2 liang of dried black plum pulp (roasted and ground into powder).

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.

Processing

Coarsely chop the Beijing Sanling and Peng’e Shu; soak them in sour vinegar overnight, then remove, bake until dry, and grind into a powder. Mix this with the agarwood and other ingredients until uniform. Weigh out 1 liang of the herbal powder. Take 15 fat castor beans (remove the skin and inner membrane, grind finely, wrap in bamboo paper, and press several times to remove the oil, then collect the white residue), combine with 1 liang of the aforementioned herbal powder, and grind again until uniform.boil with vinegar to form a thin paste, and shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For weakness of the spleen and stomach, poor appetite and susceptibility to illness, the “Five Accumulations” and “Six Aggregations,” and pain caused by qi stagnation and masses.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with warm ginger tea after a meal.

Decoction of Three-Cornered Zingiber to Eliminate Accumulations,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.,For weakness of the spleen and stomach, poor appetite and susceptibility to illness, the “Five Accumulations” and “Six Aggregations,” and pain caused by qi stagnation and masses.

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