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Red Cardamom Pills,For all types of qi stagnation and indigestion.

Formulas Name : Red Cardamom Pills

Chinese Name : 红豆蔻丸

Drug Formulation

Red Cardamom 1 liang (peeled), Frankincense 1 liang, Amomum villosum 1 liang, Areca Nut 1 liang (chopped), Terminalia chebula 1 liang (roasted, using the peel), Agastache leaves 1 liang, Aged Tangerine Peel (white pith removed, roasted) 2 liang, Black Pepper 1 fen, Piper longum 0.5 liang, Fennel Seeds (roasted until fragrant) 1.5 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 67.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a paste of wine and wheat flour.

Benefits

For all types of qi stagnation and indigestion.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with ginger soup.

Red Cardamom Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 67.,For all types of qi stagnation and indigestion.

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