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Trichosanthes Fruit Pills,Chest fullness. Pain in the chest radiating to the back and flanks, accompanied by shortness of breath and a sense of oppression.

Formulas Name : Trichosanthes Fruit Pills

Chinese Name : 栝楼实丸

Drug Formulation

Trichosanthes Fruit (ground separately) 1 liang, Trifoliate Orange Peel (without the gourd, fried with wheat bran) 1 liang, Pinellia (soaked in boiling water 7 times) 1 liang, Platycodon Root (without the root tip) 1 liang.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 154), citing *Formulas for Saving Lives*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with ginger juice to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Chest fullness. Pain in the chest radiating to the back and flanks, accompanied by shortness of breath and a sense of oppression.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with light ginger tea after meals.

Trichosanthes Fruit Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 154), citing *Formulas for Saving Lives*.,Chest fullness. Pain in the chest radiating to the back and flanks, accompanied by shortness of breath and a sense of oppression.

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