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Purple Cinnamon Pills,For spleen deficiency with cold qi, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal distension, and borborygmi.

Formulas Name : Purple Cinnamon Pills

Chinese Name : 紫桂大丸

Drug Formulation

Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) 1 liang, Fennel Seeds (roasted) 1 liang, White Cardamom Seeds (peeled) 1 liang, Green Tangerine Peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and baked) 1 liang, Galangal 1 liang, Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) 1 liang, Cloves half a liang, Frankincense half a liang, Licorice Root (roasted) half a liang, Black Pepper (roasted) 1 fen.

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 46.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a marble.

Benefits

For spleen deficiency with cold qi, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal distension, and borborygmi.

Instructions for Use

Take half a pill to one pill per dose; chew it thoroughly and swallow with rice water; warm wine may also be used.

Purple Cinnamon Pills,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 46.,For spleen deficiency with cold qi, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal distension, and borborygmi.

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