Imperial Favor Pills，*Formulas for Reliable and Practical Use*, Volume 2.，For deficiency of nutritive and defensive qi, where wind-pathogen invades the viscera; when the stomach and intestines are weak and undigested residues are not properly retained, resulting in stools that are red or white, or containing pus and blood; accompanied by pain in the navel and abdomen, fullness and distension in the chest, tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, restlessness, fullness, thirst, and nausea; distension and oppression in the flanks; hollow rumbling in the intestines; fatigue in the limbs; and loss of appetite.
Imperial Favor Pills
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Formulas Name : Imperial Favor Pills
Chinese Name : 御爱丸
Drug Formulation
4 liang of rice husks (stir-fried with honey until golden-purple and charred; cut into dice-sized pieces from dry steamed buns, then stir-fried with honey until charred).
Source
*Formulas for Reliable and Practical Use*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a chicken egg yolk.
Benefits
For deficiency of nutritive and defensive qi, where wind-pathogen invades the viscera; when the stomach and intestines are weak and undigested residues are not properly retained, resulting in stools that are red or white, or containing pus and blood; accompanied by pain in the navel and abdomen, fullness and distension in the chest, tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, restlessness, fullness, thirst, and nausea; distension and oppression in the flanks; hollow rumbling in the intestines; fatigue in the limbs; and loss of appetite.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose; dissolve it in 1 zhan of water until fully dissolved, and take it hot, regardless of the time of day.
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Imperial Favor Pills,For deficiency of nutritive and defensive qi, where wind-pathogen invades the viscera; when the stomach and intestines are weak and undigested residues are not properly retained, resulting in stools that are red or white, or containing pus and blood; accompanied by pain in the navel and abdomen, fullness and distension in the chest, tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, restlessness, fullness, thirst, and nausea; distension and oppression in the flanks; hollow rumbling in the intestines; fatigue in the limbs; and loss of appetite.