Highly Effective Aster Pills，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 25.，Masses and lumps as large as a fist or palm, or as large as a cup or bowl; as well as jaundice, with vomiting upon waking in the morning, pain rising to the heart and diaphragm, pain and distension in both flanks extending to the ribs and spine, pain with no respite, and pain frequently encircling the navel;the nine types of chest pain, the five types of urinary disorders, and the five types of hemorrhoids; loss of appetite, vomiting, and undigested food accumulating in the stomach for years; women experiencing intermittent menstrual disorders for many years; various wind-related disorders, including numbness and stiffness of the body, loss of sensation to itching and pain, floating pain on one side of the face, cold tears from the eyes, a sensation of being pricked all over the body as if by awls or knives, falling eyebrows, sores on the face that crawl like moving insects with no apparent cause, or heat in the hands and feet, or restlessness while sleeping at night;72 types of wind disorders in children, as well as 25 types of convulsions and epilepsy; nightmares of sexual intercourse with ghosts; weakness and heaviness in the limbs; food tasting bland; a dazed, drunken-like state with a desire to die, truly resembling a ghost or demon; constant anxiety and unhappiness throughout the day, accompanied by weeping, wailing, and singing in grief; irregular menstrual cycles—sometimes heavy, sometimes light—occasionally resembling pregnancy; chronic emaciation year after year, with increasing weakness while confined to bed.
Highly Effective Aster Pills
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Formulas Name : Highly Effective Aster Pills
Chinese Name : 大效紫菀丸
Drug Formulation
2 liang of Aster tataricus, 2 liang of Ginseng, 1 liang of Croton tiglium (boiled in vinegar, inner membrane removed, ground), 1 liang of Cistanche deserticola, 1 liang of Evodia rutaecarpa, 1 liang of Acorus tatarinowii, 1 liang of Dried Ginger, 1 liang of White Areca nut, 1 liang of Angelica sinensis, 1 liang of Saposhnikovia divaricata,1 liang Poria Sclerotium, 1 liang Platycodon Root, 1 liang Plantain Seed, 1 liang Sichuan Pepper, 1 liang Aconite Root (roasted, with skin and navel removed), 1 liang Soapberry (with skin and seeds removed, coated with butter and roasted),Atractylodes macrocephala 1 liang 1 fen, Stephania tetrandra 1 liang 1 fen, Bupleurum chinense 1 liang 1 fen, Notopterygium incisum 1 liang 1 fen, Ophiopogon japonicus 1 liang 1 fen, Glycyrrhiza uralensis 1 liang 1 fen, Coptis chinensis 1 liang 5 fen, Magnolia officinalis 1 liang 5 fen, Rehmannia glutinosa (dried) 1 liang 5 fen, Poria cocos 1 liang 5 fen, Rheum palmatum 1 liang 5 fen, Myristica fragrans 3 fen.
Source
From *Ji Feng*, Volume 25.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Masses and lumps as large as a fist or palm, or as large as a cup or bowl; as well as jaundice, with vomiting upon waking in the morning, pain rising to the heart and diaphragm, pain and distension in both flanks extending to the ribs and spine, pain with no respite, and pain frequently encircling the navel;the nine types of chest pain, the five types of urinary disorders, and the five types of hemorrhoids; loss of appetite, vomiting, and undigested food accumulating in the stomach for years; women experiencing intermittent menstrual disorders for many years; various wind-related disorders, including numbness and stiffness of the body, loss of sensation to itching and pain, floating pain on one side of the face, cold tears from the eyes, a sensation of being pricked all over the body as if by awls or knives, falling eyebrows, sores on the face that crawl like moving insects with no apparent cause, or heat in the hands and feet, or restlessness while sleeping at night;72 types of wind disorders in children, as well as 25 types of convulsions and epilepsy; nightmares of sexual intercourse with ghosts; weakness and heaviness in the limbs; food tasting bland; a dazed, drunken-like state with a desire to die, truly resembling a ghost or demon; constant anxiety and unhappiness throughout the day, accompanied by weeping, wailing, and singing in grief; irregular menstrual cycles—sometimes heavy, sometimes light—occasionally resembling pregnancy; chronic emaciation year after year, with increasing weakness while confined to bed.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 pills per dose, on an empty stomach, washed down with tea, wine, or boiled water. This should induce 3–5 bowel movements; if the number varies, stop the process with warm porridge.
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Highly Effective Aster Pills,Masses and lumps as large as a fist or palm, or as large as a cup or bowl; as well as jaundice, with vomiting upon waking in the morning, pain rising to the heart and diaphragm, pain and distension in both flanks extending to the ribs and spine, pain with no respite, and pain frequently encircling the navel;the nine types of chest pain, the five types of urinary disorders, and the five types of hemorrhoids; loss of appetite, vomiting, and undigested food accumulating in the stomach for years; women experiencing intermittent menstrual disorders for many years; various wind-related disorders, including numbness and stiffness of the body, loss of sensation to itching and pain, floating pain on one side of the face, cold tears from the eyes, a sensation of being pricked all over the body as if by awls or knives, falling eyebrows, sores on the face that crawl like moving insects with no apparent cause, or heat in the hands and feet, or restlessness while sleeping at night;72 types of wind disorders in children, as well as 25 types of convulsions and epilepsy; nightmares of sexual intercourse with ghosts; weakness and heaviness in the limbs; food tasting bland; a dazed, drunken-like state with a desire to die, truly resembling a ghost or demon; constant anxiety and unhappiness throughout the day, accompanied by weeping, wailing, and singing in grief; irregular menstrual cycles—sometimes heavy, sometimes light—occasionally resembling pregnancy; chronic emaciation year after year, with increasing weakness while confined to bed.