Moistening Pills

Moistening Pills,For damp-heat and food stagnation, chest fullness with loss of appetite, abdominal pain with constipation, and red-and-white dysentery in summer and autumn.

Formulas Name : Moistening Pills

Chinese Name : 润字丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of wine-fried Jinwen, 1 qian 2 fen 5 li of processed Pinellia, 1 qian 2 fen 5 li of Xianhu, 1 qian 2 fen 5 li of hawthorn pulp, 1 qian 2 fen 5 li of Tianhuafen, 1 qian 2 fen 5 li of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 qian 2 fen 5 li of Guang Chenpi, 1 qian 2 fen 5 li of Trifoliate Orange, 1 qian 2 fen 5 li of Areca nut.

Source

*Methods for Treating Damp-Heat Epidemics*.

Processing

Each herb must be sun-dried and ground into a powder; mix with ginger juice and Shenqu to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For damp-heat and food stagnation, chest fullness with loss of appetite, abdominal pain with constipation, and red-and-white dysentery in summer and autumn.

Instructions for Use

Take 2–3 qian per dose.

Moistening Pills,*Methods for Treating Damp-Heat Epidemics*.,For damp-heat and food stagnation, chest fullness with loss of appetite, abdominal pain with constipation, and red-and-white dysentery in summer and autumn.

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