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Qi-Descending Pills,For retching, nausea, and failure of qi to descend.

Formulas Name : Qi-Descending Pills

Chinese Name : 降气丸

Drug Formulation

20 liang of Phaselus semen (roasted until crisp; take 10 liang of the ground powder), 10 liang of Psoralea corylifolia, 10 liang of Piper longum, 2 liang of Areca catechu (chopped), 4 liang of Aquilaria agallocha, and 2 liang of Poria cocos (red; remove the black skin).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a water-cooked starch paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For retching, nausea, and failure of qi to descend.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills at a time, washed down with warm water, at any time of day.

Qi-Descending Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 47.,For retching, nausea, and failure of qi to descend.

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