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Ginger and Aconite Pills,For weak spleen and stomach qi, poor appetite, pain in the chest and abdomen, or difficulty digesting food.

Formulas Name : Ginger and Aconite Pills

Chinese Name : 姜附丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Cyperus rhizome (large ones, remove hair and skin, soak in rice washing water for three nights,one night in spring and summer), strain off the water, wash thoroughly, place in a silver or stone vessel, and boil with well water; add water until it stands 2 cun above the ingredients. Add 20 cloves of garlic, peeled and spread on top, then simmer over low heat. When the garlic is soft, stir with bamboo chopsticks until the garlic juice has evaporated. Strain, dry in an oven, and set aside), Shenqu (roasted until yellow) 4 liang, dried ginger (raw) 4 liang,2 liang of Piper longum, 2 liang of Cinnamomum cassia, 2 liang of black pepper, and 2 liang of Amomum villosum.

Source

*Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with steamed buns to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For weak spleen and stomach qi, poor appetite, pain in the chest and abdomen, or difficulty digesting food.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills at a time, swallowed with any suitable liquid, regardless of the time of day.

Ginger and Aconite Pills,*Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 3.,For weak spleen and stomach qi, poor appetite, pain in the chest and abdomen, or difficulty digesting food.

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