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Radish and Wood Fragrance Powder

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Radish and Wood Fragrance Powder,For qi stagnation in the five diaphragms, shortness of breath, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, phlegm rising causing nausea, and loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Radish and Wood Fragrance Powder

Chinese Name : 莱菔木香散

Drug Formulation

2 liang of radish seeds, 1.5 liang of millet, 1 liang of aged tangerine peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and roasted), 30 large castor beans (peeled, stir-fried together with the above three ingredients in a clay or stone vessel until the mixture turns charred black; then remove and discard the castor beans), and 1 fen of wood fragrant.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 62.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For qi stagnation in the five diaphragms, shortness of breath, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, phlegm rising causing nausea, and loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian bi per dose, mixed with boiled radish soup. Alternatively, make pills the size of a Paulownia seed by boiling wheat flour paste in ginger juice. Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with radish soup.

Radish and Wood Fragrance Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 62.,For qi stagnation in the five diaphragms, shortness of breath, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, phlegm rising causing nausea, and loss of appetite.

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