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Five-Swelling Dissolving Pills

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Five-Swelling Dissolving Pills,Relieves bloating caused by food, phlegm, fluid retention, blood stasis, or intestinal parasites.

Formulas Name : Five-Swelling Dissolving Pills

Chinese Name : 五胀分消丸

Drug Formulation

4 liang of radish seeds, 16 grains of croton seed pulp (stir-fried to remove oil), 2.5 liang of roasted sapindus seed, 4 liang of trichosanthes fruit (simmered in liquor until dry, sliced, and stir-fried), 1 liang of raw Sichuan military salt (stir-fried with vinegar and liquor), 1 liang of powdered amber, 5 qian of purple agarwood, and 10 mole crickets (with legs and upper wings removed, stir-fried in liquor).

Source

*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.

Processing

Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder, then blend them thoroughly. Form into pills using the water method, each the size of a mustard seed, and coat them with half the amount of Jingyue Shixiang Pills as a coating.

Benefits

Relieves bloating caused by food, phlegm, fluid retention, blood stasis, or intestinal parasites.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 fen per dose, swallowed on an empty stomach; take twice daily and once at night.

Five-Swelling Dissolving Pills,*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,Relieves bloating caused by food, phlegm, fluid retention, blood stasis, or intestinal parasites.

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