Universal Relief Zhengqi Pills，From *The Collection of Compassionate Voyage*, Volume 1.，For summer and autumn ailments caused by exposure to cold or heat; common cold with headache, chills, and fever; pain in the joints throughout the body; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; epidemic malaria and dysentery; seasonal toxic rashes; and imbalances in the four seasons’ energies.
Universal Relief Zhengqi Pills
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Formulas Name : Universal Relief Zhengqi Pills
Chinese Name : 普济正气丸
Drug Formulation
Winter Atractylodes 20 liang (stir-fried with earth), Aged Tangerine Peel 15 liang (stir-fried), Hawthorn 30 liang (stir-fried), Maocang Atractylodes 20 liang (stir-fried with sesame seeds), Processed Pinellia 20 liang (stir-fried with ginger juice), Areca Nut 20 liang (stir-fried), Poria 20 liang (stir-fried), Perilla 20 liang (lightly stir-fried), Dehuo 20 liang (stir-fried with wine),Cinnamomum cassia 5 liang (ground raw), Barley malt 30 liang (roasted), Alisma 15 liang (roasted in salt water), Patchouli 30 liang (lightly roasted), Raw licorice 5 liang (ground raw), Cyperus 20 liang (roasted in salt water), Fructus Aurantii 20 liang (roasted in wheat bran), Shenqu 20 liang (roasted until charred),Plantain Seed 20 liang (stir-fried in salt water), Magnolia Bark 20 liang (stir-fried in ginger juice), Cardamom Seed 30 liang (stir-fried).
Source
From *The Collection of Compassionate Voyage*, Volume 1.
Processing
Process the above herbs according to the prescribed methods, grind each into a fine, clean powder, and mix with refined honey to form pills, each weighing 4 qian.
Benefits
For summer and autumn ailments caused by exposure to cold or heat; common cold with headache, chills, and fever; pain in the joints throughout the body; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; epidemic malaria and dysentery; seasonal toxic rashes; and imbalances in the four seasons’ energies.
Instructions for Use
For common colds, headaches, chills, fever, and pain in the joints throughout the body, use 2 qian of roasted ginger and 3 scallion bulbs; decoct in water, dissolve one pill in the decoction, and take it. Keep warm to induce sweating, and the condition will be cured. For cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, use 2 qian of roasted ginger and 3 qian of hearth soil; decoct in water, dissolve one pill in the decoction, and take it;For malaria, use 3 qian of roasted ginger and 3 black dates; boil in water, dissolve one pill in the decoction, and take it one hour before dawn; for red dysentery, use 3 qian of honeysuckle and 3 fen of Sichuan coptis; boil in water, dissolve one pill in the decoction; for abdominal pain, add 1 qian 5 fen of Guangxi frankincense and boil together; for white dysentery, use 3 qian of roasted ginger and 3 qian of brown sugar; boil in water, dissolve one pill in the decoction;For epidemic diseases, use 5 qian of red adzuki beans and 3 qian of roasted ginger; decoct in water, dissolve one pill in the decoction, and take it; for rashes, use 3 qian of Guanyin willow and 8 fen of stir-fried Cimicifuga; decoct in water, dissolve one pill in the decoction, and take it; for pregnant women, use 1 qian 5 fen of Amomum villosum husk; decoct in water, dissolve one pill in the decoction, and take it; for postpartum women, use 8 qian of Angelica sinensis (soaked in wine) and 1 qian 5 fen of Ligusticum chuanxiong; decoct in water, dissolve one pill in the decoction, and take it.Adults: 1 pill; children: half a pill.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 30, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 30, 2026
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Universal Relief Zhengqi Pills,For summer and autumn ailments caused by exposure to cold or heat; common cold with headache, chills, and fever; pain in the joints throughout the body; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; epidemic malaria and dysentery; seasonal toxic rashes; and imbalances in the four seasons’ energies.