Peony, Zhi Shi, and Atractylodes Pills

Peony, Zhi Shi, and Atractylodes Pills,For food stagnation with fullness and distension, as well as in children with severe abdominal distension and frequent pain due to disharmony of the spleen and stomach.

Formulas Name : Peony, Zhi Shi, and Atractylodes Pills

Chinese Name : 芍药枳术丸

Drug Formulation

Atractylodes macrocephala 2 liang (stir-fried with flour), Red Peony Root 2 liang (stir-fried with wine), Zhi Shi 1 liang (stir-fried with flour), Dried Tangerine Peel 1 liang.

Source

*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.

Processing

Boil the above ingredients in lotus leaf decoction to make a porridge of yellow aged rice, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For food stagnation with fullness and distension, as well as in children with severe abdominal distension and frequent pain due to disharmony of the spleen and stomach.

Instructions for Use

Take over 100 pills per dose, taken with rice drink or boiling clear broth.

Peony, Zhi Shi, and Atractylodes Pills,*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.,For food stagnation with fullness and distension, as well as in children with severe abdominal distension and frequent pain due to disharmony of the spleen and stomach.

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