Nourishing the Intestines Five-Seed Pills

Nourishing the Intestines Five-Seed Pills,For the elderly and those with deficiency of qi and blood, suffering from bowel obstruction and difficulty in bowel movements.

Formulas Name : Nourishing the Intestines Five-Seed Pills

Chinese Name : 滋肠五仁丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang peach kernels, 1 liang apricot kernels (roasted with wheat bran, with skins and tips removed), half a liang cypress seeds, half a fen pine nuts, 1 qian prunus mume kernels (roasted with wheat bran), 4 liang aged tangerine peel (ground separately into powder).

Source

*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the five types of seeds separately into a paste, mix thoroughly with the aged tangerine peel powder, and knead with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For the elderly and those with deficiency of qi and blood, suffering from bowel obstruction and difficulty in bowel movements.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, washed down with rice water before meals. Adjust the formula according to the patient’s condition (deficiency or excess).

Nourishing the Intestines Five-Seed Pills,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.,For the elderly and those with deficiency of qi and blood, suffering from bowel obstruction and difficulty in bowel movements.

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