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Great Tonifying Zhi-Shu Pills

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Great Tonifying Zhi-Shu Pills,For individuals with a constitutionally weak constitution, deficiency of the spleen and stomach, and conditions in the upper burner characterized by heat, phlegm, stagnant qi, or food stagnation, resulting in chest discomfort and a lack of appetite.

Formulas Name : Great Tonifying Zhi-Shu Pills

Chinese Name : 大补枳术丸

Drug Formulation

Atractylodes macrocephala (stem removed, stir-fried) 1 liang, Tangerine peel (white pith removed) 1 liang, Bitter orange fruit (stir-fried with wheat bran) 1 liang,Coptis (stir-fried with ginger juice) 5 qian, Scutellaria (stir-fried with vinegar) 5 qian, Phellodendron (stir-fried with rock salt water) 1 liang, Poria (peeled) 5 qian, Fritillaria (core removed) 8 qian, Shenqu (stir-fried) 5 qian, Hawthorn (pitted) 5 qian, Barley Malt (stir-fried) 5 qian, Amomum (3 qian), Cyperus (stir-fried with vinegar) 3 qian.

Source

*Preserving Life and Nourishing the Essence*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Prepare a thin porridge by boiling glutinous rice and Atractylodes in lotus leaf decoction, then mix the powder with the porridge and knead into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For individuals with a constitutionally weak constitution, deficiency of the spleen and stomach, and conditions in the upper burner characterized by heat, phlegm, stagnant qi, or food stagnation, resulting in chest discomfort and a lack of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take 100 pills per dose, washed down with ginger tea after meals; if experiencing heat symptoms, wash down with tea.

Great Tonifying Zhi-Shu Pills,*Preserving Life and Nourishing the Essence*, Volume 2.,For individuals with a constitutionally weak constitution, deficiency of the spleen and stomach, and conditions in the upper burner characterized by heat, phlegm, stagnant qi, or food stagnation, resulting in chest discomfort and a lack of appetite.

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