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Perilla Seed Pills,For shortness of breath, abdominal distension, undigested food, and symptoms suggestive of cholera or cough.

Formulas Name : Perilla Seed Pills

Chinese Name : 紫苏子丸

Drug Formulation

Perilla seeds 2 liang, tangerine peel 2 liang, Galanga 1 liang, Cinnamon bark (inner part) 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang.

Source

From *Jin Xiao Fang*, cited in Volume 10 of *Wai Tai*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder and mix with refined honey to form pills.

Benefits

For shortness of breath, abdominal distension, undigested food, and symptoms suggestive of cholera or cough.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with wine or water as desired. If, after eating raw melon slices or similar foods, one experiences a raw or cooked odor in the stomach and symptoms resembling cholera, take a dose about the size of half a jujube or a grain of millet, swallow it slowly to extract the juice until it is completely absorbed; immediate relief will follow.

Note

Avoid raw scallions, pork, and stale, foul-smelling foods.

Perilla Seed Pills,From *Jin Xiao Fang*, cited in Volume 10 of *Wai Tai*.,For shortness of breath, abdominal distension, undigested food, and symptoms suggestive of cholera or cough.

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