White Cardamom Pills

White Cardamom Pills,For cholera, as well as spleen-stomach qi deficiency, abdominal distension and oppression, loss of appetite, and the stomach affected by wind-cold.

Formulas Name : White Cardamom Pills

Chinese Name : 白豆蔻丸

Drug Formulation

3 fen of white cardamom (peeled), half a liang of dried ginger (roasted until cracked, then coarsely chopped), 1 liang of white atractylodes,Licorice half liang (roasted until slightly reddish, coarsely chopped), Ginseng 3 fen (root tip removed), Cinnamon Bark half liang, Magnolia Bark 1 liang (coarse outer bark removed, coated with ginger juice and roasted until fragrant and thoroughly cooked), Aged Tangerine Peel 1 liang (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and dried), Chebulic Myrobalan Bark 3 fen.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 47.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, then mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For cholera, as well as spleen-stomach qi deficiency, abdominal distension and oppression, loss of appetite, and the stomach affected by wind-cold.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills at a time, washed down with a decoction of ginger and jujubes, 4–5 times daily.

White Cardamom Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 47.,For cholera, as well as spleen-stomach qi deficiency, abdominal distension and oppression, loss of appetite, and the stomach affected by wind-cold.

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