Five-Set Clove Pills，*Ju Fang* (Official Formulary), Volume 4 (Formulas Newly Added by Chun Xin).，Due to deficiency of stomach qi and obstruction of the Three Jiao, the body is unable to properly process food and fluids, leading to the accumulation of phlegm and fluid between the chest and diaphragm. This manifests as dizziness and blurred vision, distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, coughing and shortness of breath, vomiting, and abdominal pain; or, if the condition is latent in the epigastrium, it causes arm pain and inability to raise the arms, as well as heaviness in the lower back and legs;or, if it persists without dissipating, it may flow into the spleen; the spleen abhors dampness, and when it encounters fluid, it becomes distended; this distension prevents the proper digestion of food and drink, leading to a sensation of empty fullness in the abdomen and loss of appetite. This formula is indicated for cases of alcohol-induced arthralgia with retained fluid, where phlegm and fluid remain undissolved, and repeated courses of decoctions have proven ineffective.
Five-Set Clove Pills
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Formulas Name : Five-Set Clove Pills
Chinese Name : 丁香五套丸
Drug Formulation
Nanxing (each cut into about 10 pieces; soak together with Banxia in water for 3 days, changing the water daily; then mix 2 liang of white alum, ground into a fine powder, into the water and soak for another 3 days; rinse clean and dry in an oven) 2 liang,Pinellia (sliced open) 2 liang, Dried Ginger (roasted) 1 liang, Atractylodes 1 liang, Galangal 1 liang, Poria 1 liang, Green Tangerine Peel half a liang, Cloves (unroasted) half a liang, Frankincense half a liang, Dried Tangerine Peel (white pith removed) half a liang.
Source
*Ju Fang* (Official Formulary), Volume 4 (Formulas Newly Added by Chun Xin).
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Combine with 1 liang of Shenqu and 2 liang of barley malt; grind together to form a powder. Mix the powder with a paste made from the malt to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Due to deficiency of stomach qi and obstruction of the Three Jiao, the body is unable to properly process food and fluids, leading to the accumulation of phlegm and fluid between the chest and diaphragm. This manifests as dizziness and blurred vision, distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, coughing and shortness of breath, vomiting, and abdominal pain; or, if the condition is latent in the epigastrium, it causes arm pain and inability to raise the arms, as well as heaviness in the lower back and legs;or, if it persists without dissipating, it may flow into the spleen; the spleen abhors dampness, and when it encounters fluid, it becomes distended; this distension prevents the proper digestion of food and drink, leading to a sensation of empty fullness in the abdomen and loss of appetite. This formula is indicated for cases of alcohol-induced arthralgia with retained fluid, where phlegm and fluid remain undissolved, and repeated courses of decoctions have proven ineffective.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 to 70 pills per dose, washed down with warm, boiled water, at any time of day.
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Five-Set Clove Pills,Due to deficiency of stomach qi and obstruction of the Three Jiao, the body is unable to properly process food and fluids, leading to the accumulation of phlegm and fluid between the chest and diaphragm. This manifests as dizziness and blurred vision, distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, coughing and shortness of breath, vomiting, and abdominal pain; or, if the condition is latent in the epigastrium, it causes arm pain and inability to raise the arms, as well as heaviness in the lower back and legs;or, if it persists without dissipating, it may flow into the spleen; the spleen abhors dampness, and when it encounters fluid, it becomes distended; this distension prevents the proper digestion of food and drink, leading to a sensation of empty fullness in the abdomen and loss of appetite. This formula is indicated for cases of alcohol-induced arthralgia with retained fluid, where phlegm and fluid remain undissolved, and repeated courses of decoctions have proven ineffective.