Minor Li Zhong Decoction,*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10 (supplemented by Wu Zhige with renowned formulas from various schools).,Disharmony of the spleen and stomach; cold invading the middle burner and rising upward; distension and fullness in the chest and flanks; aching pain in the epigastrium and abdomen;excessive alcohol consumption, phlegm-induced nausea, or occasional vomiting, hollow distension beneath the heart, sensation of obstruction and blockage, reduced appetite, shortness of breath, and emaciation and weakness; cold and dampness in the intestines and stomach, diarrhea and watery stools, undigested food and water passing undigested, rumbling in the abdomen; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, cold extremities; chest bi syndrome with heart pain, and counterflow qi and stagnant qi.
Minor Li Zhong Decoction
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Formulas Name : Minor Li Zhong Decoction
Chinese Name : 小理中汤
Drug Formulation
Atractylodes (soaked in rice water, then roasted) 5 liang, fresh ginger 5 jin, licorice (raw) 10 liang, salt (roasted) 15 liang.
Source
*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10 (supplemented by Wu Zhige with renowned formulas from various schools).
Processing
Coarsely chop the ingredients, grind them together, soak overnight, bake until dry, then grind into a fine powder.
Benefits
Disharmony of the spleen and stomach; cold invading the middle burner and rising upward; distension and fullness in the chest and flanks; aching pain in the epigastrium and abdomen;excessive alcohol consumption, phlegm-induced nausea, or occasional vomiting, hollow distension beneath the heart, sensation of obstruction and blockage, reduced appetite, shortness of breath, and emaciation and weakness; cold and dampness in the intestines and stomach, diarrhea and watery stools, undigested food and water passing undigested, rumbling in the abdomen; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, cold extremities; chest bi syndrome with heart pain, and counterflow qi and stagnant qi.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 qian per dose, dissolved in boiling water on an empty stomach.
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Minor Li Zhong Decoction,Disharmony of the spleen and stomach; cold invading the middle burner and rising upward; distension and fullness in the chest and flanks; aching pain in the epigastrium and abdomen;excessive alcohol consumption, phlegm-induced nausea, or occasional vomiting, hollow distension beneath the heart, sensation of obstruction and blockage, reduced appetite, shortness of breath, and emaciation and weakness; cold and dampness in the intestines and stomach, diarrhea and watery stools, undigested food and water passing undigested, rumbling in the abdomen; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, cold extremities; chest bi syndrome with heart pain, and counterflow qi and stagnant qi.