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Tianma and Bai Zhu Pills,For rheumatic phlegm-fluid retention that attacks the head and eyes, causing dizziness, heaviness, and pain; obstruction and discomfort in the throat and diaphragm; and all types of phlegm-fluid retention.

Formulas Name : Tianma and Bai Zhu Pills

Chinese Name : 天麻白术丸

Drug Formulation

Tianma (stems removed), Atractylodes macrocephala, Tiannanxing (roasted), Banxia (washed in boiling water), Bai Fuzi (roasted), Chuanxiong, Bai Jiangcan (stir-fried, silk mouth removed), Hanshuishi (calcined), Peppermint leaves (dirt removed), Red Poria (peel removed), and Xuanfu flowers—all in equal parts.

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; use wheat flour paste cooked with fresh ginger juice to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed; coat them with finely ground realgar.

Benefits

For rheumatic phlegm-fluid retention that attacks the head and eyes, causing dizziness, heaviness, and pain; obstruction and discomfort in the throat and diaphragm; and all types of phlegm-fluid retention.

Instructions for Use

Take 40 pills per dose, washed down with warm ginger and perilla leaf decoction after meals.

Tianma and Bai Zhu Pills,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.,For rheumatic phlegm-fluid retention that attacks the head and eyes, causing dizziness, heaviness, and pain; obstruction and discomfort in the throat and diaphragm; and all types of phlegm-fluid retention.

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