Thick Intestine Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，For deficiency-cold in the stomach and intestines, resulting in an inability to properly digest food and drink, and profuse diarrhea.
Thick Intestine Pills
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Formulas Name : Thick Intestine Pills
Chinese Name : 厚肠丸
Drug Formulation
Ginseng (root removed) 2 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala (roasted) 2 liang, Magnolia officinalis (coarse bark removed, processed with ginger, roasted) 2 liang, Cloves (unroasted) 2 liang, Piper longum 2 liang, Red beans 2 liang,Chebulic myrobalan pulp (baked) 2 liang, Aconite root (roasted, with skin and pith removed) 2 liang, Cardamom (wrapped in flour and baked) 2 liang, Shenqu (roasted) 2 liang, Amomum villosum 2 liang, Barley bran (roasted) 2 liang, White cardamom 2 liang, Galangal (roasted) 2 liang,Betel nut 4 liang, black pepper 4 liang, longan 4 liang, white peony root 4 liang, tangerine peel (white pith removed, washed) 4 liang, licorice (roasted) 4 liang, dried ginger (roasted) 4 liang, cinnamon bark 5 liang (coarse bark removed, not exposed to fire), white poria (peeled) 1 liang, angelica root (root base removed) 1 liang.
Source
From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with thin malt syrup to form pills, making 10 pills per 2 liang.
Benefits
For deficiency-cold in the stomach and intestines, resulting in an inability to properly digest food and drink, and profuse diarrhea.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 or 2 pills per dose, chew thoroughly, and swallow with plain hot water; take at any time.
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Thick Intestine Pills,For deficiency-cold in the stomach and intestines, resulting in an inability to properly digest food and drink, and profuse diarrhea.