Magnolia and Tangerine Peel Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.，For cold-induced loose stools, abdominal fullness and distension (resembling a inverted wicker basket), wheezing and rapid, labored breathing, flaring nostrils and open mouth, cold energy rising and falling without proper release, and when the patient cannot tolerate purgatives.
Magnolia and Tangerine Peel Pills
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Formulas Name : Magnolia and Tangerine Peel Pills
Chinese Name : 厚朴橘皮丸
Drug Formulation
Magnolia Bark (coarse outer bark removed, processed with ginger) 3 liang; Fructus Aurantii (fried with wheat bran, pith removed) 1 liang 2 qian; Dried Ginger (cracked by fire) 1 liang 2 qian; Galangal (chopped) 1 liang 2 qian; Green Tangerine Peel (white pith removed) 8 qian; Dried Tangerine Peel (white pith removed) 8 qian; Wulingzhi 8 qian; Dried Scorpion 8 qian; Cinnamon Bark (peeled) 8 qian,Musk Nut 4 pieces, Cardamom 4 pieces, Sichuan Aconite (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) 4 pieces, Large Aconite Root (roasted, with skin and pith removed) 3 pieces, Areca Nut 3 pieces, Amomum villosum 4 qian, Amomum villosum seed 4 qian, Sichuan Pepper (seeds removed, sweated) 4 qian,black pepper 4 qian, cloves 4 qian, frankincense 4 qian, evodia fruit (washed 7 times in boiling water, dried in an oven, and stir-fried) 4 qian, akebia stem (chopped) 3 qian.
Source
From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a wheat-flour paste.
Benefits
For cold-induced loose stools, abdominal fullness and distension (resembling a inverted wicker basket), wheezing and rapid, labored breathing, flaring nostrils and open mouth, cold energy rising and falling without proper release, and when the patient cannot tolerate purgatives.
Instructions for Use
Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of ginger and tangerine peel taken before meals.
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Magnolia and Tangerine Peel Pills,For cold-induced loose stools, abdominal fullness and distension (resembling a inverted wicker basket), wheezing and rapid, labored breathing, flaring nostrils and open mouth, cold energy rising and falling without proper release, and when the patient cannot tolerate purgatives.