Formula for Expelling Pathogenic Factors and Eliminating Food and Fluid Retention

Formula for Expelling Pathogenic Factors and Eliminating Food and Fluid Retention,For cases where, after the fever has subsided and pathogenic factors have been dispelled in a cold-induced illness, the stomach qi has just begun to recover, but upon eating, the stomach qi closes again and cannot be reopened.

Formulas Name : Formula for Expelling Pathogenic Factors and Eliminating Food and Fluid Retention

Chinese Name : 退邪消食饮

Drug Formulation

Dried tangerine peel 1 qian, licorice 5 fen, white peony root 3 qian, six-grain malt 5 fen, bitter orange peel 5 fen, magnolia bark 5 fen, gardenia 1 qian, poria 1 qian, barley malt 2 qian.

Source

*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.

Benefits

For cases where, after the fever has subsided and pathogenic factors have been dispelled in a cold-induced illness, the stomach qi has just begun to recover, but upon eating, the stomach qi closes again and cannot be reopened.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. It must be administered only when the patient is hungry; if taken on a full stomach, it will merely cause a sense of fullness and discomfort.

Formula for Expelling Pathogenic Factors and Eliminating Food and Fluid Retention,*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.,For cases where, after the fever has subsided and pathogenic factors have been dispelled in a cold-induced illness, the stomach qi has just begun to recover, but upon eating, the stomach qi closes again and cannot be reopened.

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