Formula for Eliminating Food Stagnation，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 169.，For cold-induced stagnation.
Formula for Eliminating Food Stagnation
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Formulas Name : Formula for Eliminating Food Stagnation
Chinese Name : 消积方
Drug Formulation
1.5 qian of Green Tangerine Peel, 1.5 qian of Dried Tangerine Peel, 3 qian of Fenugreek, 3 qian of Coptis, 3 qian of Cyperus, 3 qian of White Pharbitis, and 3 qian of Black Pharbitis.
Source
From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 169.
Processing
Take 20 castor beans and 20 jujubes; remove the pits from the jujubes and the skins from the castor beans.Wrap one castor bean in each date, secure with paper, then wrap in clay to form a flatbread. Roast over alternating high and low heat until dry, then remove. Roast the aforementioned herbs until dry as well. Grind the dates and castor beans into a fine powder. Use 4 liang of wheat flour to wrap the mixture into a large flatbread, roast until dry, and grind together with the herbs into a fine powder. Form into pills the size of a tung tree seed using vinegar paste.
Benefits
For cold-induced stagnation.
Instructions for Use
Take 5–9 pills per dose on an empty stomach with vinegar-flavored broth.
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Formula for Eliminating Food Stagnation,For cold-induced stagnation.