Four-Ingredient Pinellia Pills

Four-Ingredient Pinellia Pills,For phlegm stagnation in the diaphragm causing a tight sensation and difficulty swallowing.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Pinellia Pills

Chinese Name : 四味半夏丸

Drug Formulation

Pinellia (raw) 4 liang, White Alum (raw) 3 liang, Phaselus seeds (crushed raw to obtain powder) 2 liang, Potassium Carbonate (ground) half a liang.

Source

*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 64.

Processing

Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder; mix them thoroughly. Boil wheat flour paste with natural ginger juice to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed, then coat them with cinnabar.

Benefits

For phlegm stagnation in the diaphragm causing a tight sensation and difficulty swallowing.

Instructions for Use

Take 7–10 pills per dose, washed down with warm ginger tea after meals or before bedtime.

Four-Ingredient Pinellia Pills,*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 64.,For phlegm stagnation in the diaphragm causing a tight sensation and difficulty swallowing.

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