Shouzhongjin Pills，*Ju Fang*, Volume 3 (supplemented by Wu Zhige with renowned formulas from various schools).，For disharmony in the middle jiao, cold stagnation in the spleen and stomach, epigastric fullness and distension, abdominal pain; or excessive alcohol consumption leading to fullness and distension in the chest and flanks, sensation of obstruction and difficulty swallowing, incessant coughing, vomiting of cold phlegm, inability to swallow food, belching with a vinegar-like taste and acid regurgitation, bitter taste in the mouth and loss of taste, lethargy with a strong desire to lie down, and lack of appetite;as well as in cases of typhoid fever or epidemic diseases characterized by internal cold and external heat; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; colicky pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; numbness in the hands and feet; fever without thirst; intestinal rumbling with spontaneous diarrhea; and undigested grains in the stool; and in cases of retained dampness in the spleen and stomach, resulting in heaviness of the body, joint pain, a sallow and withered complexion, and emaciation of the muscles.
Shouzhongjin Pills
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Formulas Name : Shouzhongjin Pills
Chinese Name : 守中金丸
Drug Formulation
Dried ginger (roasted), licorice (roasted), Atractylodes (soaked in rice water), and Platycodon (stem removed)—each in equal parts.
Source
*Ju Fang*, Volume 3 (supplemented by Wu Zhige with renowned formulas from various schools).
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a marble.
Benefits
For disharmony in the middle jiao, cold stagnation in the spleen and stomach, epigastric fullness and distension, abdominal pain; or excessive alcohol consumption leading to fullness and distension in the chest and flanks, sensation of obstruction and difficulty swallowing, incessant coughing, vomiting of cold phlegm, inability to swallow food, belching with a vinegar-like taste and acid regurgitation, bitter taste in the mouth and loss of taste, lethargy with a strong desire to lie down, and lack of appetite;as well as in cases of typhoid fever or epidemic diseases characterized by internal cold and external heat; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; colicky pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; numbness in the hands and feet; fever without thirst; intestinal rumbling with spontaneous diarrhea; and undigested grains in the stool; and in cases of retained dampness in the spleen and stomach, resulting in heaviness of the body, joint pain, a sallow and withered complexion, and emaciation of the muscles.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, chewed before meals and washed down with boiling water.
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Shouzhongjin Pills,For disharmony in the middle jiao, cold stagnation in the spleen and stomach, epigastric fullness and distension, abdominal pain; or excessive alcohol consumption leading to fullness and distension in the chest and flanks, sensation of obstruction and difficulty swallowing, incessant coughing, vomiting of cold phlegm, inability to swallow food, belching with a vinegar-like taste and acid regurgitation, bitter taste in the mouth and loss of taste, lethargy with a strong desire to lie down, and lack of appetite;as well as in cases of typhoid fever or epidemic diseases characterized by internal cold and external heat; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; colicky pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; numbness in the hands and feet; fever without thirst; intestinal rumbling with spontaneous diarrhea; and undigested grains in the stool; and in cases of retained dampness in the spleen and stomach, resulting in heaviness of the body, joint pain, a sallow and withered complexion, and emaciation of the muscles.