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Tight-Skin Pills,For abdominal distension.

Formulas Name : Tight-Skin Pills

Chinese Name : 紧皮丸

Drug Formulation

Raw Rehmannia (lightly stir-fried) 1 liang, Ginger-processed Pinellia 1 liang, Plantain Seed 1 liang, Taiwan Codonopsis 3 liang, Ginger-processed Magnolia Bark 1.5 liang, Angelica Root (washed with wine) 2 liang, Red Poria (peeled, avoid contact with iron) 1 liang, Atractylodes (soaked in rice water, stir-fried) 2 liang, Shenqu (stir-fried) 1 liang, Akebia 1 liang, Poria (peeled, avoid contact with iron) 1 liang,Alisma 1 liang, Green Tangerine Peel (stir-fried with vinegar) 1 liang, Polygonum multiflorum (stir-fried in salt water) 2 liang, Dried Tangerine Peel 1.5 liang, Barley Malt (stir-fried) 1.5 liang, Curcuma zedoaria (stir-fried with vinegar) 0.8 fen.

Source

From *Mei’s New Compilation of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste of flour and malt to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For abdominal distension.

Instructions for Use

Take 40 pills every morning, 30 pills at noon, and 20 pills in the evening, washed down with plain hot water.

Tight-Skin Pills,From *Mei’s New Compilation of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For abdominal distension.

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