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Taihe Pills,For deficiency of vital energy and spleen-stomach qi, loss of appetite, emaciation, weakness in the limbs, and a sallow complexion.

Formulas Name : Taihe Pills

Chinese Name : 太和丸

Drug Formulation

Ginseng (root tip removed) 5 qian, White Atractylodes (root tip removed, stir-fried with earth) 4 liang, Poria (peeled) half liang, Dried Tangerine Peel 1 liang, Pinellia (stir-fried with flour) 2 liang 2 qian, Bitter Orange Fruit (stir-fried with bran) 1 liang, Coptis (stir-fried with ginger juice) 1 liang, Angelica (washed with wine) 1 liang, Hawthorn (steamed, seeds removed) 1 liang,Saussurea (Mu Xiang) 5 qian, White Peony Root (Bai Shao) (fried with wine) 1 liang and a half, Cyperus (Xiang Fu) (fried with a child’s urine) 1 liang, Shenqu (fried) 1 liang and a half, Barley Malt (fried) 1 liang and a half, White Cardamom (dehusked) 1 liang and 3 qian, Longan Flesh 1 liang and 3 qian, Licorice Root (roasted) 7 qian.

Source

From *Hui Chun*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Decoct one lotus leaf to make a decoction, then mix with a paste of unhusked rice to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For deficiency of vital energy and spleen-stomach qi, loss of appetite, emaciation, weakness in the limbs, and a sallow complexion.

Instructions for Use

Take 100 pills per dose, at any time, washed down with rice water.

Taihe Pills,From *Hui Chun*, Volume 2.,For deficiency of vital energy and spleen-stomach qi, loss of appetite, emaciation, weakness in the limbs, and a sallow complexion.

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