Intestinal Nourishing Pills

Intestinal Nourishing Pills,Weakness of the stomach and intestines with internal accumulation of raw and cold foods, abdominal distension and diarrhea, intermittent stabbing pain, tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, bloody or mucoid diarrhea—which may turn into pus and blood—frequent episodes day and night, and a condition that persists without resolution.

Formulas Name : Intestinal Nourishing Pills

Chinese Name : 育肠丸

Drug Formulation

1 fen of dried plum pulp, 1 fen of Coptis (stems removed), half liang of chebulic myrobalan bark, half liang of poppy husks (veins removed, honey-fried), half liang of cardamom (wrapped in damp paper and slow-roasted), and 1 liang of Angelica sinensis (root base removed, soaked in wine overnight, then baked).

Source

*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6 (New Formulas Added in the Baoqing Era).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Weakness of the stomach and intestines with internal accumulation of raw and cold foods, abdominal distension and diarrhea, intermittent stabbing pain, tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, bloody or mucoid diarrhea—which may turn into pus and blood—frequent episodes day and night, and a condition that persists without resolution.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, on an empty stomach or before meals, with rice porridge or water. For children, make small pills and administer them with a decoction of licorice and dried ginger.

Intestinal Nourishing Pills,*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6 (New Formulas Added in the Baoqing Era).,Weakness of the stomach and intestines with internal accumulation of raw and cold foods, abdominal distension and diarrhea, intermittent stabbing pain, tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation, bloody or mucoid diarrhea—which may turn into pus and blood—frequent episodes day and night, and a condition that persists without resolution.

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