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Pills for Resolving Obstructions and Breaking Up Phlegm,Cold in the spleen and stomach, phlegm accumulating in the diaphragm, slow digestion, congestion of saliva and phlegm, and discomfort in the throat, which is particularly severe after drinking alcohol.

Formulas Name : Pills for Resolving Obstructions and Breaking Up Phlegm

Chinese Name : 决壅破饮丸

Drug Formulation

Pinellia (soaked in hot water 7 times), Platycodon (roasted), Trifoliate Orange (pulp removed, roasted with wheat bran), Aconite (soaked in hot water 7 times), Bitter Orange (pulp removed), and Wheat Bran (roasted)—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from ginger juice, shape into pills the size of a tung seed, and bake until dry.

Benefits

Cold in the spleen and stomach, phlegm accumulating in the diaphragm, slow digestion, congestion of saliva and phlegm, and discomfort in the throat, which is particularly severe after drinking alcohol.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with warm rice water after meals, or with ginger and perilla leaf decoction.

Pills for Resolving Obstructions and Breaking Up Phlegm,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,Cold in the spleen and stomach, phlegm accumulating in the diaphragm, slow digestion, congestion of saliva and phlegm, and discomfort in the throat, which is particularly severe after drinking alcohol.

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