Pepper-Flour Porridge

Pepper-Flour Porridge,For spleen and stomach deficiency-cold, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting; irregular diarrhea and dysentery with loss of appetite; chronic cold qi with knotted pain in the chest and abdomen; and in the elderly, difficulty swallowing and a sensation of fullness in the chest and flanks.

Formulas Name : Pepper-Flour Porridge

Chinese Name : 椒面粥

Drug Formulation

1 liang Sichuan pepper (roasted and ground into a fine powder), 4 liang wheat flour.

Source

From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.

Benefits

For spleen and stomach deficiency-cold, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting; irregular diarrhea and dysentery with loss of appetite; chronic cold qi with knotted pain in the chest and abdomen; and in the elderly, difficulty swallowing and a sensation of fullness in the chest and flanks.

Instructions for Use

Mix the pepper with the flour until well blended, then cook and consume on an empty stomach once daily.

Pepper-Flour Porridge,From *Nourishing the Elderly and Honoring Parents*.,For spleen and stomach deficiency-cold, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting; irregular diarrhea and dysentery with loss of appetite; chronic cold qi with knotted pain in the chest and abdomen; and in the elderly, difficulty swallowing and a sensation of fullness in the chest and flanks.

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