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Ephedra and Cardamom Pills,When external cold invades the stomach, causing severe, unbearable pain in the heart and stomach.

Formulas Name : Ephedra and Cardamom Pills

Chinese Name : 麻黄豆蔻丸

Drug Formulation

2 fen of Wood Fragrance, 2 fen of Green Orange Peel, 2 fen of Safflower, 2 fen of Magnolia Bark, 3 fen of Sappan Wood, 4 fen of Piper longum, 5 fen of Cimicifuga, 5 fen of Pinellia (washed in boiling water),5 fen of wheat bran flour, 5 fen of Amomum villosum, 5 fen of Astragalus membranaceus, 5 fen of Atractylodes macrocephala, 5 fen of dried tangerine peel (white pith removed), 5 fen of Bupleurum chinense, 5 fen of fried licorice root, 5 fen of Evodia rutaecarpa, 5 fen of Angelica sinensis root, 8 fen of Amomum villosum seeds, 2 qian of roasted Shenqu powder, 3 qian of Ephedra (knots removed), 5 qian of cardamom seeds.

Source

From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with steamed buns soaked in hot water to form pills the size of a tung seed.

Benefits

When external cold invades the stomach, causing severe, unbearable pain in the heart and stomach.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills at a time, washed down with plain hot water; alternatively, chew them thoroughly and wash them down with hot water.

Ephedra and Cardamom Pills,From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.,When external cold invades the stomach, causing severe, unbearable pain in the heart and stomach.

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