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Warming the Middle and Resolving Phlegm Pills

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Warming the Middle and Resolving Phlegm Pills,For retained phlegm and fluid retention, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, dizziness and eye twitching, a preference for lying down and reduced appetite, coughing and vomiting, shortness of breath and nausea; or from excessive alcohol consumption, unrestrained drinking, or overindulgence in raw and cold foods, resulting in copious phlegm and saliva, retching, and nausea.

Formulas Name : Warming the Middle and Resolving Phlegm Pills

Chinese Name : 温中化痰丸

Drug Formulation

Dried ginger (roasted) 1 liang, Pinellia (boiled) 1 liang, Asarum (leaves removed, washed) half a liang, Black pepper half a liang, Atractylodes (roasted) 2 liang.

Source

*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 4 (with additions of renowned formulas from various schools by Wu Zhige).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with flour paste made from fresh ginger juice to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For retained phlegm and fluid retention, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, dizziness and eye twitching, a preference for lying down and reduced appetite, coughing and vomiting, shortness of breath and nausea; or from excessive alcohol consumption, unrestrained drinking, or overindulgence in raw and cold foods, resulting in copious phlegm and saliva, retching, and nausea.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, taken with soup or any beverage, at any time of day.

Warming the Middle and Resolving Phlegm Pills,*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 4 (with additions of renowned formulas from various schools by Wu Zhige).,For retained phlegm and fluid retention, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, dizziness and eye twitching, a preference for lying down and reduced appetite, coughing and vomiting, shortness of breath and nausea; or from excessive alcohol consumption, unrestrained drinking, or overindulgence in raw and cold foods, resulting in copious phlegm and saliva, retching, and nausea.

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