Pengjian Pills，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 3 (supplemented by Wu Zhige with renowned formulas from various schools).，For weakness of the spleen and stomach, chronic food stagnation, epigastric fullness and distension, abdominal distension, hardness under the flanks, chest oppression,difficulty swallowing, vomiting of phlegm and fluid, loss of appetite, or pain radiating from the epigastrium to the abdomen, stabbing pain and shortness of breath; as well as for treating food masses, alcohol-induced disorders, blood masses, and qi masses that cause intermittent pain, retching of sour fluid, sallow complexion, emaciation, mental fatigue, and weakness in the limbs; it also treats women with irregular menstruation and lower abdominal pain.
Pengjian Pills
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Formulas Name : Pengjian Pills
Chinese Name : 蓬煎丸
Drug Formulation
1 pig pancreas, 4 liang of Beijing-style Curcuma zedoaria, 4 liang of Artemisia argyi and Curcuma zedoaria (boil these two ingredients in vinegar until thoroughly permeated, then slice, roast, and grind into a powder) (combine these two ingredients with the pig pancreas and cinnabar to make a paste), 2 liang of Sichuan melia fruit (pitted),2 liang of Chinese yam, 2 liang of areca nut, 2 liang of Trifoliate Orange Peel (pulp removed, stir-fried with wheat bran), 2 liang of Fennel (stir-fried), 2 liang of Aconite Root (roasted, skin and navel removed), and half a liang of realgar.
Source
*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 3 (supplemented by Wu Zhige with renowned formulas from various schools).
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with the pig pancreas and realgar paste, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using vinegar paste.
Benefits
For weakness of the spleen and stomach, chronic food stagnation, epigastric fullness and distension, abdominal distension, hardness under the flanks, chest oppression,difficulty swallowing, vomiting of phlegm and fluid, loss of appetite, or pain radiating from the epigastrium to the abdomen, stabbing pain and shortness of breath; as well as for treating food masses, alcohol-induced disorders, blood masses, and qi masses that cause intermittent pain, retching of sour fluid, sallow complexion, emaciation, mental fatigue, and weakness in the limbs; it also treats women with irregular menstruation and lower abdominal pain.
Instructions for Use
Take 10–15 pills per dose, washed down with ginger decoction; for women, take with light vinegar decoction. May be taken at any time.
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Pengjian Pills,For weakness of the spleen and stomach, chronic food stagnation, epigastric fullness and distension, abdominal distension, hardness under the flanks, chest oppression,difficulty swallowing, vomiting of phlegm and fluid, loss of appetite, or pain radiating from the epigastrium to the abdomen, stabbing pain and shortness of breath; as well as for treating food masses, alcohol-induced disorders, blood masses, and qi masses that cause intermittent pain, retching of sour fluid, sallow complexion, emaciation, mental fatigue, and weakness in the limbs; it also treats women with irregular menstruation and lower abdominal pain.