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Pingwei Pills,For deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, with vomiting and inability to retain food.

Formulas Name : Pingwei Pills

Chinese Name : 平胃丸

Drug Formulation

Pinellia Rhizome (roasted) 1 liang, Cardamom (peeled) 2 pods, Areca Nut (chopped) 2 pieces, Green Tangerine Peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, roasted) half a liang, Agarwood 1 liang, Frankincense half a liang, Cloves half a liang, Musk half a qian (ground).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 45.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with jujube pulp and glutinous rice porridge to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed. Coat with cinnabar and air-dry in the shade.

Benefits

For deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, with vomiting and inability to retain food.

Instructions for Use

Take 3–5 pills per dose, chewed and swallowed with ginger decoction.

Pingwei Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 45.,For deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, with vomiting and inability to retain food.

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