Spleen-Strengthening and Phlegm-Resolving Pills，From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 6.，Damp-heat fumes cause stagnation, resulting in five-colored, tangible phlegm.
Spleen-Strengthening and Phlegm-Resolving Pills
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Formulas Name : Spleen-Strengthening and Phlegm-Resolving Pills
Chinese Name : 健脾化痰丸
Drug Formulation
2.5 liang of Pinellia, 2.5 liang of Southern Star (cut into cross-shaped pieces; soak in a decoction of 1.5 liang of long soapberry pulp and 1.5 liang of alum—boiled down to 20 bowls—overnight; remove the two ingredients the next day; simmer over low-to-medium heat until thoroughly cooked; split open the Southern Star and Pinellia—they are ready when no white spots remain inside; discard the soapberry pulp; slice the two ingredients into thin pieces, sun-dry, and weigh to a total of 4 liang),Trichosanthes Seed (shelled and ground separately) 1 liang, Coptis (stir-fried with ginger juice) 1 liang, Dried Tangerine Peel (white pith removed) 1 liang, Poria (peeled) 1 liang, Bitter Orange (stir-fried with flour) 1 liang, Hawthorn Fruit Pulp (seeds removed, steamed) 1 liang,Radish seeds 1 liang (roasted), raw licorice 7 qian and a half (peeled), white Atractylodes 2 liang (roasted), Perilla seeds 7 qian, Cyperus rhizome 1 liang (soaked in a child’s urine overnight), Scutellaria root 1 liang (roasted with wine), dried ginger 5 qian (baked on a new tile until blackened).
Source
From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 6.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with ginger juice to form a thin paste, then roll into pills the size of mung beans.
Benefits
Damp-heat fumes cause stagnation, resulting in five-colored, tangible phlegm.
Instructions for Use
Take 80 pills per dose, washed down with plain hot water after meals or before bedtime.
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Spleen-Strengthening and Phlegm-Resolving Pills,Damp-heat fumes cause stagnation, resulting in five-colored, tangible phlegm.