Stomach-Nourishing Pills

Stomach-Nourishing Pills,For spleen and stomach deficiency with cold, loss of appetite, and regurgitation with vomiting.

Formulas Name : Stomach-Nourishing Pills

Chinese Name : 养胃丸

Drug Formulation

Clove seeds 2 liang, licorice 2 liang, dried tangerine peel 2 liang, Shenqu (roasted) 2 liang, barley malt (roasted) 2 liang, Aconite root (processed with children’s urine) 8 qian, Amomum villosum 1 liang 2 qian, nutmeg (baked in bread dough) 1 liang 2 qian, white cardamom 1 liang 2 qian.

Source

From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then make into pills using a decoction of 4 liang of fresh ginger.

Benefits

For spleen and stomach deficiency with cold, loss of appetite, and regurgitation with vomiting.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with plain hot water.

Stomach-Nourishing Pills,From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.,For spleen and stomach deficiency with cold, loss of appetite, and regurgitation with vomiting.

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