Five Accumulations Pill，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For five types of diaphragmatic qi stagnation, epigastric fullness and oppression, dysphagia, and reduced appetite; for masses and lumps, pain in the chest and abdomen, and all forms of internal accumulation.
Five Accumulations Pill
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Formulas Name : Five Accumulations Pill
Chinese Name : 五积丸
Drug Formulation
Half liang of Agarwood, half liang of Frankincense, half liang of Angelica sinensis (washed and roasted), half liang of Aconite (roasted, with skin and pith removed), half liang of Green Tangerine Peel (white pith removed), 1 fen of Clove, half liang of Rhubarb (soaked in wine, wrapped in damp paper, and roasted), 1 liang of Amomum villosum,Pinellia tuber half liang (washed 7 times in boiling water, then processed with ginger and malt), aged tangerine peel (white pith removed) half liang, Beijing-style Curcuma zedoaria half liang (roasted), Curcuma zedoaria half liang (roasted), areca nut 1 fen (chopped), bismuth subchlorate half liang (ground separately), fine pine soot ink half liang (burned to retain its properties).
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind all the above herbs, except for the bismuth sulfate, into a fine powder. Take 50 plump jujubes (peeled and pitted), add 2 sheng of rice vinegar, and simmer the jujubes until soft. Then add the bismuth sulfate powder, simmer briefly, and mix with the previous herbal mixture to form pills the size of a sesame seed.
Benefits
For five types of diaphragmatic qi stagnation, epigastric fullness and oppression, dysphagia, and reduced appetite; for masses and lumps, pain in the chest and abdomen, and all forms of internal accumulation.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 20 pills; take after meals and before bedtime with a decoction of tangerine peel.
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Five Accumulations Pill,For five types of diaphragmatic qi stagnation, epigastric fullness and oppression, dysphagia, and reduced appetite; for masses and lumps, pain in the chest and abdomen, and all forms of internal accumulation.