Pill for Clearing Qi, Resolving Phlegm, and Strengthening the Spleen，From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 2.，For excessive phlegm and qi stagnation, coughing and shortness of breath, weakness of the spleen and stomach with poor appetite, and restlessness whether sitting or lying down.
Pill for Clearing Qi, Resolving Phlegm, and Strengthening the Spleen
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Formulas Name : Pill for Clearing Qi, Resolving Phlegm, and Strengthening the Spleen
Chinese Name : 清气化痰健脾丸
Drug Formulation
Atractylodes macrocephala (black core and stalks removed, soaked in rice wash, stir-fried) 4 liang; Trifoliate orange fruit (pulp removed, stir-fried with fermented soybeans) 2 liang;Half-processed Pinellia (boiled thoroughly in ginger slices and soapberry water) 4 liang, Southern Pinellia (prepared as above) 4 liang, Poria (peeled) 4 liang, Fritillaria (core removed) 1 liang, Scutellaria (roasted) 4 liang, Coptis (soaked in ginger juice and roasted) 2 liang, Trichosanthes Seed (roasted to remove oil) 4 liang,Platycodon root (stem removed) 3 liang, Licorice (roasted) 2 liang, Dried white alum 2 liang, Cyperus rhizome (soaked in a child’s urine and stir-fried) 2 liang, Sea stone 4 liang, Perilla seeds (stir-fried) 1 liang, Apricot kernels (peeled, tips removed, double kernels separated, stir-fried) 2 liang, Shenqu (stir-fried) 3 liang, Barley malt (stir-fried with flour), Hawthorn fruit 2 liang.
Source
From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use 1 bowl of decoction made from mint leaves and 1 bowl of ginger juice to form a paste with Shenqu, then roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For excessive phlegm and qi stagnation, coughing and shortness of breath, weakness of the spleen and stomach with poor appetite, and restlessness whether sitting or lying down.
Instructions for Use
Take with plain hot water, ginger tea, or regular tea on an empty stomach or before bedtime.
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Pill for Clearing Qi, Resolving Phlegm, and Strengthening the Spleen,For excessive phlegm and qi stagnation, coughing and shortness of breath, weakness of the spleen and stomach with poor appetite, and restlessness whether sitting or lying down.