Qu-Malt-Zhi-Shu Pills，From *Discernment of Internal and External Injuries*, Volume 2.，When a person is urged or pressured to eat, leading to a sensation of fullness and discomfort in the chest and abdomen, as well as food-stagnation diarrhea.
Qu-Malt-Zhi-Shu Pills
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Formulas Name : Qu-Malt-Zhi-Shu Pills
Chinese Name : 曲糵枳术丸
Drug Formulation
Zhi Shi (fried with wheat bran, seeds removed) 1 liang, Barley Malt (fried with flour) 1 liang, Shenqu (fried) 1 liang, Bai Zhu 2 liang.
Source
From *Discernment of Internal and External Injuries*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; use rice cooked in lotus leaf to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
When a person is urged or pressured to eat, leading to a sensation of fullness and discomfort in the chest and abdomen, as well as food-stagnation diarrhea.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose, well after a meal, with warm water.
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Qu-Malt-Zhi-Shu Pills,When a person is urged or pressured to eat, leading to a sensation of fullness and discomfort in the chest and abdomen, as well as food-stagnation diarrhea.