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Harmonizing the Middle and Regulating Qi Pills

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Harmonizing the Middle and Regulating Qi Pills,For constitutional deficiency of the spleen and stomach, irregular diet, excessive consumption of rich and greasy foods, and hard-to-digest foods, leading to distension and pain in the chest and diaphragm, belching of putrid odors, and regurgitation of sour fluids; also treats the “Five Stagnations” and “Six Accumulations,” as well as phlegm-fluid retention and accumulations caused by pork and wheat bran.

Formulas Name : Harmonizing the Middle and Regulating Qi Pills

Chinese Name : 和中顺气丸

Drug Formulation

Hawthorn (Shanzha) 6 liang, Aged Tangerine Peel (Chenpi) 3 liang, Poria (Fuling) 3 liang, Pinellia (Banxia) 2 liang, Shenqu 2 liang, Bozi 1 liang 5 qian, Forsythia (Lianqiao) 1 liang 5 qian, Barley Malt Powder (Maya Fen) 1 liang 5 qian.

Source

From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 3.

Processing

Form into pills using lotus leaf decoction.

Benefits

For constitutional deficiency of the spleen and stomach, irregular diet, excessive consumption of rich and greasy foods, and hard-to-digest foods, leading to distension and pain in the chest and diaphragm, belching of putrid odors, and regurgitation of sour fluids; also treats the “Five Stagnations” and “Six Accumulations,” as well as phlegm-fluid retention and accumulations caused by pork and wheat bran.

Instructions for Use

Take 2–3 qian per dose, taken before or after meals with ginger decoction.

Harmonizing the Middle and Regulating Qi Pills,From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 3.,For constitutional deficiency of the spleen and stomach, irregular diet, excessive consumption of rich and greasy foods, and hard-to-digest foods, leading to distension and pain in the chest and diaphragm, belching of putrid odors, and regurgitation of sour fluids; also treats the “Five Stagnations” and “Six Accumulations,” as well as phlegm-fluid retention and accumulations caused by pork and wheat bran.

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