Stomach-Relieving and Phlegm-Resolving Pills，From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 2.，Excessive eating and drinking, overindulgence in alcohol and sexual activity, and a preference for sour and salty foods lead to the formation of phlegm-fluid retention. When this accumulates in the chest and diaphragm, it causes fullness and oppression, vomiting, and nausea; when it flows downward, it causes severe pain in the arms and shoulders; when it rises, it causes dizziness and blurred vision; when it descends, it causes heaviness and pain in the lower back and legs; in mild cases, it results in paralysis on the left and weakness on the right; in severe cases, it causes the patient to suddenly collapse to the grou
Stomach-Relieving and Phlegm-Resolving Pills
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Formulas Name : Stomach-Relieving and Phlegm-Resolving Pills
Chinese Name : 宽中祛痰丸
Drug Formulation
4 liang of Pinellia (soaked in boiling water 7 times, sun-dried, ground into a fine powder, kneaded into cakes with natural ginger juice, and dried thoroughly in the shade), 1 liang of Schizonepeta spikes, 1 liang of white alum (calcined), 4 liang of Ephedra (knots removed), 1 liang of Sophora japonica pods (fried with wheat bran), 1 liang of dried tangerine peel (washed in boiling water, white pith removed),Cinnabar 1 liang (ground into powder, washed with water; use half for the medicine and half as a coating).
Source
From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with fresh ginger juice to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Excessive eating and drinking, overindulgence in alcohol and sexual activity, and a preference for sour and salty foods lead to the formation of phlegm-fluid retention. When this accumulates in the chest and diaphragm, it causes fullness and oppression, vomiting, and nausea; when it flows downward, it causes severe pain in the arms and shoulders; when it rises, it causes dizziness and blurred vision; when it descends, it causes heaviness and pain in the lower back and legs; in mild cases, it results in paralysis on the left and weakness on the right; in severe cases, it causes the patient to suddenly collapse to the grou
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before bedtime. Roast soapberry seeds until golden brown, then decoct them with fresh ginger to make a broth to wash down the pills.
Note
Avoid pork and mutton blood, pork, chicken, goose, mushrooms, cucumbers, eggplant, and similar foods.
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Stomach-Relieving and Phlegm-Resolving Pills,Excessive eating and drinking, overindulgence in alcohol and sexual activity, and a preference for sour and salty foods lead to the formation of phlegm-fluid retention. When this accumulates in the chest and diaphragm, it causes fullness and oppression, vomiting, and nausea; when it flows downward, it causes severe pain in the arms and shoulders; when it rises, it causes dizziness and blurred vision; when it descends, it causes heaviness and pain in the lower back and legs; in mild cases, it results in paralysis on the left and weakness on the right; in severe cases, it causes the patient to suddenly collapse to the grou