Ginseng and Aconite Li Zhong Pills，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 1.，For those with a constitution of chronic spleen-stomach deficiency-cold, who have a reduced appetite or difficulty digesting food, and who are suddenly struck by an external invasion of excessive cold or injured by internal accumulation of tangible cold, resulting in sudden coldness of the limbs, severe pain in the chest and abdomen, nausea and vomiting, and sudden loose, watery stools.
Ginseng and Aconite Li Zhong Pills
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Formulas Name : Ginseng and Aconite Li Zhong Pills
Chinese Name : 参附理中丸
Drug Formulation
4 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 liang of Ginseng, 5 qian of Aconite, 1 liang of Cinnamon bark, 1 liang of Dried ginger, 1 liang of Dried tangerine peel, 5 qian of Licorice.
Source
From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 1.
Processing
Form into pills with honey.
Benefits
For those with a constitution of chronic spleen-stomach deficiency-cold, who have a reduced appetite or difficulty digesting food, and who are suddenly struck by an external invasion of excessive cold or injured by internal accumulation of tangible cold, resulting in sudden coldness of the limbs, severe pain in the chest and abdomen, nausea and vomiting, and sudden loose, watery stools.
Instructions for Use
Take 2–3 qian per dose in the morning on an empty stomach, washed down with ginger tea.
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Ginseng and Aconite Li Zhong Pills,For those with a constitution of chronic spleen-stomach deficiency-cold, who have a reduced appetite or difficulty digesting food, and who are suddenly struck by an external invasion of excessive cold or injured by internal accumulation of tangible cold, resulting in sudden coldness of the limbs, severe pain in the chest and abdomen, nausea and vomiting, and sudden loose, watery stools.