Pinellia Decoction,*Bo Ji*, Volume 3.,For cold in the stomach with acid regurgitation, vomiting and aversion to food, as well as cough due to the Triple Burner following alcohol consumption, and abdominal distension with loss of appetite.
Pinellia Decoction
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Formulas Name : Pinellia Decoction
Chinese Name : 半夏煮散
Drug Formulation
16 fen of Pinellia (washed 10 times in hot water), 16 fen of Akebia, 6 fen of Peucedanum (top removed), 5 fen of Inula flower (weighed after removing the calyx), 6 fen of Tangerine Peel (soaked, white pith removed),6 fen of areca nut (pounded raw; add as needed after the decoction has been boiled down to a paste), 5 fen of Cinnamomum cassia (coarse bark removed), 5 fen of Zhi Ke (fried with wheat bran), 6 fen of Poria, and 6 fen of Atractylodes macrocephala.
Source
*Bo Ji*, Volume 3.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a powder.
Benefits
For cold in the stomach with acid regurgitation, vomiting and aversion to food, as well as cough due to the Triple Burner following alcohol consumption, and abdominal distension with loss of appetite.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 qian per dose, add 3 slices of fresh ginger and 1 large zhan of water; decoct until reduced to 8 fen, strain, and take on an empty stomach; re-decoct the remaining residue and take at noon.
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Pinellia Decoction,For cold in the stomach with acid regurgitation, vomiting and aversion to food, as well as cough due to the Triple Burner following alcohol consumption, and abdominal distension with loss of appetite.