Realgar-Processed Aconite Cake,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.,For regurgitation of food, ten types of diaphragmatic disorders and five types of dysphagia, unceasing vomiting and retching, abdominal pain, and inability to tolerate porridge or medicine.
Realgar-Processed Aconite Cake
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Formulas Name : Realgar-Processed Aconite Cake
Chinese Name : 硇附饼子
Drug Formulation
1 Aconite root (weighing 7 qian; hollow out a small cavity below the navel, fill it with 1 fen of finely ground realgar, seal the opening with aconite powder, wrap it in a dough cake made from raw flour; if any aconite powder remains, wrap it in another cake; bake over low heat until the dough turns golden brown; discard the dough and grind only the realgar and aconite into a powder),3 qian of Wood Fragrance, 3 qian of Cloves (grind together into a powder).
Source
*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.
Processing
Mix the above ingredients thoroughly, form into pills using a flour paste, and make 20 pills per liang, then shape them into flat cakes.
Benefits
For regurgitation of food, ten types of diaphragmatic disorders and five types of dysphagia, unceasing vomiting and retching, abdominal pain, and inability to tolerate porridge or medicine.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 cake per dose. Use a piece of ginger the size of a thumb, cut it in half, place the medicine inside, wrap it in damp paper, and steam until fragrant and cooked through. Chew the ginger and medicine thoroughly together, then swallow with rice water; take at any time.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 30, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 30, 2026
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Realgar-Processed Aconite Cake,For regurgitation of food, ten types of diaphragmatic disorders and five types of dysphagia, unceasing vomiting and retching, abdominal pain, and inability to tolerate porridge or medicine.