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Spleen-Tonifying Shenqu Pills,For spleen deficiency, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, poor appetite, and weakness.

Formulas Name : Spleen-Tonifying Shenqu Pills

Chinese Name : 补脾神曲丸

Drug Formulation

Shenqu 1 liang (roasted until slightly yellow), Aconite 1 liang (roasted until cracked, with skin and navel removed), Terminalia chebula 2 liang (baked, using the peel), Magnolia officinalis 2 liang (coarse bark removed, coated with ginger juice and roasted until fragrant and cooked through), Piper longum 1 liang, Clove 0.5 liang, White Cardamom 1 liang (skin removed), Atractylodes macrocephala 1 liang,1 liang of ginseng (with the root tip removed), half a liang of black cardamom, half a liang of agarwood, and 3 fen of aged tangerine peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and lightly roasted).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with date pulp boiled in wine to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For spleen deficiency, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, poor appetite, and weakness.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with ginger soup before meals.

Spleen-Tonifying Shenqu Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 5.,For spleen deficiency, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, poor appetite, and weakness.

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