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Half-Digested Tangerine Pills

Formulas Name : Half-Digested Tangerine Pills

Chinese Name : 橘半消化丸

Drug Formulation

Dried tangerine peel, Pinellia, Forsythia, Atractylodes lancea, Shenqu paste, Hawthorn, Chuanxiong, Cyperus, Poria, and Radish seeds.

Source

From *Essential Formulas for Prolonging Life*.

Processing

Prepare each ingredient as usual; grind Shenqu into a fine powder, mix with a thin paste, and form into pills.

Instructions for Use

Take orally.

Half-Digested Tangerine Pills，From *Essential Formulas for Prolonging Life*.，

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 26, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 26, 2026

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