Five Spicy Herbs to Relieve Diaphragmatic Stagnation Decoction，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，Chronic cold accumulation, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, distension and fullness in the flanks, vomiting and nausea, belching with a sour taste and regurgitation of acid, fatigue, and loss of appetite.
Five Spicy Herbs to Relieve Diaphragmatic Stagnation Decoction
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Formulas Name : Five Spicy Herbs to Relieve Diaphragmatic Stagnation Decoction
Chinese Name : 五辛宽膈汤
Drug Formulation
Cloves: half liang; Sandalwood: half liang; Black Pepper: half liang; Platycodon (root tip removed): 2 liang; Dried Ginger (roasted): 3.5 liang; Amomum: 2 liang; Licorice (roasted): 4 liang; Aged Tangerine Peel (white pith removed): half liang.
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
Chronic cold accumulation, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, distension and fullness in the flanks, vomiting and nausea, belching with a sour taste and regurgitation of acid, fatigue, and loss of appetite.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian per dose, add a pinch of salt, and dissolve in boiling water; take as needed, regardless of the time of day.
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Five Spicy Herbs to Relieve Diaphragmatic Stagnation Decoction,Chronic cold accumulation, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, distension and fullness in the flanks, vomiting and nausea, belching with a sour taste and regurgitation of acid, fatigue, and loss of appetite.