Small Tangerine Peel Pills，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 3.，Indicated for epigastric fullness and oppression, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, slow digestion, retching and nausea, a bitter taste in the mouth with loss of appetite, restlessness and fatigue in the limbs, irregular bowel movements (alternating between constipation and diarrhea).
Small Tangerine Peel Pills
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Formulas Name : Small Tangerine Peel Pills
Chinese Name : 小橘皮丸
Drug Formulation
Citrus peel (white pith removed): half a jin; Wood Fragrance: 2 liang; Cardamom: 2 liang; Areca nut: 2 liang; Green tangerine peel (white pith removed): 4 liang; Pinellia: 6 liang (washed 7 times with boiling water).
Source
From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 3.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from ginger juice and flour to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Indicated for epigastric fullness and oppression, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, slow digestion, retching and nausea, a bitter taste in the mouth with loss of appetite, restlessness and fatigue in the limbs, irregular bowel movements (alternating between constipation and diarrhea).
Instructions for Use
Take 60–70 pills per dose, washed down with warm ginger tea after meals.
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Small Tangerine Peel Pills,Indicated for epigastric fullness and oppression, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, slow digestion, retching and nausea, a bitter taste in the mouth with loss of appetite, restlessness and fatigue in the limbs, irregular bowel movements (alternating between constipation and diarrhea).