Tongche Pills，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 2.，For cold accumulation in the intestines, characterized by intermittent sensations of heaviness and cold pain in the lower abdomen, with a deep and taut pulse in both shǐ positions; or for cases of warm disease with chest constriction resulting from anger, eating a heavy meal while exposed to drafts, or improper treatment—initially presenting as fullness and oppression beneath the heart, followed by chest and diaphragm obstruction accompanied by severe fever and restlessness, with a deep and taut pulse on the left and a deep and firm pulse on the right.
Tongche Pills
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Formulas Name : Tongche Pills
Chinese Name : 通彻丸
Drug Formulation
Powdered Pharbitis root.
Source
From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 2.
Processing
Mix with water to form pills the size of a grain of sorghum.
Benefits
For cold accumulation in the intestines, characterized by intermittent sensations of heaviness and cold pain in the lower abdomen, with a deep and taut pulse in both shǐ positions; or for cases of warm disease with chest constriction resulting from anger, eating a heavy meal while exposed to drafts, or improper treatment—initially presenting as fullness and oppression beneath the heart, followed by chest and diaphragm obstruction accompanied by severe fever and restlessness, with a deep and taut pulse on the left and a deep and firm pulse on the right.
Instructions for Use
Take 3–5 qian each time, on an empty stomach in the early morning.
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Tongche Pills,For cold accumulation in the intestines, characterized by intermittent sensations of heaviness and cold pain in the lower abdomen, with a deep and taut pulse in both shǐ positions; or for cases of warm disease with chest constriction resulting from anger, eating a heavy meal while exposed to drafts, or improper treatment—initially presenting as fullness and oppression beneath the heart, followed by chest and diaphragm obstruction accompanied by severe fever and restlessness, with a deep and taut pulse on the left and a deep and firm pulse on the right.