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Dingpi Pills,For fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm.

Formulas Name : Dingpi Pills

Chinese Name : 丁皮丸

Drug Formulation

Clove bark 1 liang, aged tangerine peel (white pith removed) 1 liang, Zingiber officinale rhizome (roasted, sliced) 1 liang, areca nut 1 liang, green frankincense 1 fen, musk (ground separately) 2 liang, Curcuma zedoaria rhizome (roasted, sliced) half a liang.

Source

*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 3.

Processing

Coarsely grind the ingredients, lightly roast them, then pound into a fine powder. Form into pills the size of mung beans using a water-cooked starch paste.

Benefits

For fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 to 10 pills per dose, at any time, with warm ginger soup. For fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, take 7 pills with tangerine peel decoction, or increase the dose to 60 to 80 pills; for fullness and oppression in the chest, take 50 pills with tangerine peel decoction, at any time.

Dingpi Pills,*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 3.,For fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm.

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