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The King of Huainan’s Pill from the Pillow

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The King of Huainan’s Pill from the Pillow,For the five types of exhaustion, the six extremes, and the seven injuries; disharmony of stomach qi manifesting in the five viscera; deficiency-related labor with urination that is either difficult or frequent, causing excessive rumination; disharmony of spleen qi caused by heat from undigested food, which flows into the hundred vessels, leading to inability to eat or drink, stagnation in the middle diaphragm, accumulation on one side, or undigested food.

Formulas Name : The King of Huainan’s Pill from the Pillow

Chinese Name : 淮南王枕中丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Chuanxiong, 2 liang of Aconite (roasted), 2 liang of Cinnamon Bark, 2 liang of Licorice (roasted), 2 liang of Scutellaria, 2 liang of Peony, 2 liang of Dried Ginger, 2 liang of Sichuan Pepper (sweated), 4 liang of Apricot Kernels (peeled, tips removed, and roasted), 5 liang of White Atractylodes, 2 liang of Angelica, and 1 liang of Rhubarb.

Source

Quoted from *Records of Verified Remedies Through the Ages* in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For the five types of exhaustion, the six extremes, and the seven injuries; disharmony of stomach qi manifesting in the five viscera; deficiency-related labor with urination that is either difficult or frequent, causing excessive rumination; disharmony of spleen qi caused by heat from undigested food, which flows into the hundred vessels, leading to inability to eat or drink, stagnation in the middle diaphragm, accumulation on one side, or undigested food.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills per dose, washed down with wine, three times daily; take 3 pills at night.

Note

Avoid seaweed, Chinese cabbage, raw green onions, pork, cold-water peaches and plums, and sparrow meat.

The King of Huainan’s Pill from the Pillow,Quoted from *Records of Verified Remedies Through the Ages* in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.,For the five types of exhaustion, the six extremes, and the seven injuries; disharmony of stomach qi manifesting in the five viscera; deficiency-related labor with urination that is either difficult or frequent, causing excessive rumination; disharmony of spleen qi caused by heat from undigested food, which flows into the hundred vessels, leading to inability to eat or drink, stagnation in the middle diaphragm, accumulation on one side, or undigested food.

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