Prince Han Wei’s Self-Nourishing Pills，*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 21.，For emaciation, mental lethargy, loss of appetite, epigastric fullness, vomiting, persistent pain in the chest and abdomen, heaviness in the lower back and leg pain, and intermittent diarrhea.
Prince Han Wei’s Self-Nourishing Pills
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Formulas Name : Prince Han Wei’s Self-Nourishing Pills
Chinese Name : 韩魏王自养丸
Drug Formulation
Aconite (chopped into chunks, stir-fried with clam powder) 4 liang, red chili peppers (with seeds and closed pods removed) 4 liang, broken paperbark (stir-fried) 4 liang,imported anise (roasted), Chinese yam 4 liang, Sichuan melia fruit (pulp only) 3 liang, dodder seed 2 liang (soaked in wine and steamed; grind separately and add to the mixture), fenugreek (soaked in wine) 1.5 liang, morinda root (soaked in wine) 1.5 liang, achyranthes root (stems removed, soaked in wine) 1 liang, aconite root (roasted, peel and pith removed) 1 liang.
Source
*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 21.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; use a paste made from noodles boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For emaciation, mental lethargy, loss of appetite, epigastric fullness, vomiting, persistent pain in the chest and abdomen, heaviness in the lower back and leg pain, and intermittent diarrhea.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with either salted wine or salted broth.
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Prince Han Wei’s Self-Nourishing Pills,For emaciation, mental lethargy, loss of appetite, epigastric fullness, vomiting, persistent pain in the chest and abdomen, heaviness in the lower back and leg pain, and intermittent diarrhea.