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Muxiang-Zhike Pills,Qi stagnation in the middle jiao, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, slow digestion of food, fatigue in the limbs, vomiting, and nausea.

Formulas Name : Muxiang-Zhike Pills

Chinese Name : 木香枳壳丸

Drug Formulation

Muxiang 1 liang, Zhike 1 liang (roasted, pith removed), Binlang 1 liang, Banxia 1 liang (soaked in boiling water 7 times), Qingpi 1 liang (pith removed), Chenpi 1 liang (white pith removed), Bai Fuling (peeled) 1 liang,1 liang and a half of Atractylodes macrocephala (baked), 3 liang and 3 qian of Beijing-style Curcuma zedoaria (baked), 3 liang and 3 qian of Guangdong-style Curcuma zedoaria (baked), 3 liang of black Pharbitis (lightly roasted, ground into powder), half a liang of ginseng, half a liang of Shenqu (lightly roasted), half a liang of barley sprouts (lightly roasted), half a liang of Zhi Shi (roasted), and 7 qian of dried ginger (roasted).

Source

From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with water paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Qi stagnation in the middle jiao, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, slow digestion of food, fatigue in the limbs, vomiting, and nausea.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with ginger tea after meals.

Muxiang-Zhike Pills,From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 1.,Qi stagnation in the middle jiao, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, slow digestion of food, fatigue in the limbs, vomiting, and nausea.

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