Five-Ingredient Diaphragmatic Qi Pills,From *Ben Shi*, Volume 3.,Qi stagnation, food stagnation, anxiety, overwork, and excessive worry can lead to the Five Types of Diaphragmatic Qi Obstruction.
Five-Ingredient Diaphragmatic Qi Pills
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Formulas Name : Five-Ingredient Diaphragmatic Qi Pills
Chinese Name : 五噎膈气丸
Drug Formulation
Pinellia (soaked in boiling water 7 times, thinly sliced, and roasted) 2 liang; Platycodon (roasted) 2 liang; Cinnamon Bark (not exposed to fire) 1.5 liang; Fructus Aurantii (pulp removed, roasted with wheat bran) 1.5 liang.
Source
From *Ben Shi*, Volume 3.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with ginger juice to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Qi stagnation, food stagnation, anxiety, overwork, and excessive worry can lead to the Five Types of Diaphragmatic Qi Obstruction.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with ginger tea after meals or before bedtime.
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Five-Ingredient Diaphragmatic Qi Pills,Qi stagnation, food stagnation, anxiety, overwork, and excessive worry can lead to the Five Types of Diaphragmatic Qi Obstruction.