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Suixin Zhengqi Pills,For summer and autumn ailments caused by exposure to cold or heat, such as common colds, headaches, chills, fever, and pain in the joints throughout the body; for cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; for epidemic malaria and dysentery; for seasonal toxic rashes; and for pathogenic influences at any time of year.

Formulas Name : Suixin Zhengqi Pills

Chinese Name : 遂心正气丸

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis 30 liang (wine-fried), Paeonia lactiflora 30 liang (wine-fried), Bupleurum chinense 15 liang (fried), Mentha haplocalyx 8 liang (fried), Perilla frutescens 30 liang (lightly fried),Zhike 20 liang (fried with wheat bran), Houpo 20 liang (fried with ginger juice), Qingpi 20 liang (fried), Grass Cardamom Seeds 30 liang (fried), Processed Banxia 20 liang (fried with ginger juice), Hawthorn 30 liang (fried until charred), Licorice 5 liang (ground raw),Agastache 30 liang (fried), Shenqu 20 liang (fried), Barley Malt 30 liang (fried), Areca Nut 20 liang (fried), Gardenia Seed 20 liang (fried with ginger juice), Platycodon Root 15 liang (fried), Artemisia annua 30 liang (fried), Scutellaria root 8 liang (fried with wine),Uncaria 20 liang (roasted), processed Aconite 15 liang (roasted with wine), Curcuma 8 liang (toasted), Cyperus 30 liang (roasted in salt water).

Source

From *The Collection of Compassionate Voyage*, Volume 1.

Processing

Process the above herbs according to the prescribed methods, grind each into a fine, clean powder, and mix with refined honey to form pills, each weighing 4 qian.

Benefits

For summer and autumn ailments caused by exposure to cold or heat, such as common colds, headaches, chills, fever, and pain in the joints throughout the body; for cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; for epidemic malaria and dysentery; for seasonal toxic rashes; and for pathogenic influences at any time of year.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill with the decoction described below. For common colds, headaches, fever, and pain in the joints and throughout the body, use 2 qian of roasted ginger to prepare a decoction, dissolve 1 pill in it, and take it; recovery will follow once sweating begins. For cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, use 2 qian of roasted ginger and 3 qian of hearth soil to prepare a decoction, dissolve 1 pill in it, and take it. For watery diarrhea, use 3 fen of Sichuan Coptis (stir-fried with ginger juice) to prepare a decoction, dissolve 1 pill in it, and take it;For malaria, use 3 qian of roasted ginger and 3 black dates; decoct in water one hour before the onset of a malaria attack and dissolve one pill in the decoction; for bloody dysentery, use 3 qian of honeysuckle and 3 fen of Coptis chinensis; decoct in water and dissolve one pill in the decoction; for white dysentery, use 2 qian of roasted ginger and 3 jujubes; decoct in water and dissolve one pill in the decoction;For epidemic diseases, use 5 qian of red adzuki beans and 3 fen of mint; boil in water and dissolve 1 pill in the decoction; for rashes, use 1 qian of rat feces; soak in water and dissolve 1 pill in the decoction; for pregnant women, use 1 qian 5 fen of amomum and 3 fen of stir-fried scutellaria; boil in water and dissolve 1 pill in the decoction; for postpartum women, use 8 qian of angelica and 3 qian of motherwort; boil in water and dissolve 1 pill in the decoction.Adults: 1 pill; children: half a pill.

Suixin Zhengqi Pills,From *The Collection of Compassionate Voyage*, Volume 1.,For summer and autumn ailments caused by exposure to cold or heat, such as common colds, headaches, chills, fever, and pain in the joints throughout the body; for cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; for epidemic malaria and dysentery; for seasonal toxic rashes; and for pathogenic influences at any time of year.

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