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Jian Yin Pills,Chronic accumulation of phlegm and fluid retention.

Formulas Name : Jian Yin Pills

Chinese Name : 蠲饮丸

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of Cinnamomum cassia twigs, 4 liang of small Trifoliate orange fruit, 6 liang of dried ginger, 6 liang of charred Atractylodes lancea, 1.5 jin of Poria cocos, 1 jin of Pinellia ternata, 4 liang of Amomum villosum seeds, 12 liang of Guangpi (Citrus reticulata peel), and 6 liang of fried licorice root.

Source

From *Medical Case Records of Wu Jutong*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with Shenqu paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Chronic accumulation of phlegm and fluid retention.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, three times daily.

Jian Yin Pills,From *Medical Case Records of Wu Jutong*, Volume 3.,Chronic accumulation of phlegm and fluid retention.

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