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Shiwei Pills,Liver Qi Stagnation.

Formulas Name : Shiwei Pills

Chinese Name : 石韦丸

Drug Formulation

Stonewort (hairs removed, roasted) 1 liang; Beijing Zingiber (roasted, coarsely chopped) 1 liang; Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, skin and pith removed) 1 liang; Evodia Fruit (washed 7 times with water, dried, and stir-fried) 1 liang; Aged Tangerine Peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and roasted) 1 liang;Sichuan pepper (with closed tips and eyes removed, stir-fried until sweating) 1 liang.

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 71.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Liver Qi Stagnation.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, decocted with Schizonepeta Decoction on an empty stomach.

Shiwei Pills,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 71.,Liver Qi Stagnation.

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