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Pinellia Zhengqi Pill

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Pinellia Zhengqi Pill,For deficiency in the lower jiao, disharmony between yin and yang, cholera with vomiting, and inability to tolerate porridge or food.

Formulas Name : Pinellia Zhengqi Pill

Chinese Name : 半夏正气丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of sulfur, 1 liang of Pinellia, 1 liang of Agastache leaves, half a liang of Aconite, and 1 fen of mercury sand (to prepare the mercury sand, place a small amount of the sulfur from the formula in a bowl and heat it over low heat until it forms sand-like crystals).

Source

From *Ji Feng*, Volume 14.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from wheat flour boiled in wine to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed, and coat them with cinnabar.

Benefits

For deficiency in the lower jiao, disharmony between yin and yang, cholera with vomiting, and inability to tolerate porridge or food.

Instructions for Use

Take 20–30 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of the “Restoring Vitality and Preserving Life Powder,” regardless of the time of day.

Pinellia Zhengqi Pill,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 14.,For deficiency in the lower jiao, disharmony between yin and yang, cholera with vomiting, and inability to tolerate porridge or food.

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