White Snail Shell Pills,Formula from *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 4; name cited in *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 4.,Pain in the epigastrium due to phlegm accumulation.
White Snail Shell Pills
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Formulas Name : White Snail Shell Pills
Chinese Name : 白螺壳丸
Drug Formulation
Snail Shell 2 liang (from those that have been on a wall for many years; burn them), Talc 2 liang (roasted), Atractylodes 2 liang, Gardenia 2 liang, Cyperus 2 liang, Pinellia 2 liang, Fructus Aurantii 0.5 liang, Green Tangerine Peel 0.5 liang, Wood Fragrance 0.5 liang, Pinellia Rhizome 0.5 liang, Amomum 0.5 liang.
Source
Formula from *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 4; name cited in *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with steamed buns moistened with fresh ginger juice to form pills the size of mung beans.
Benefits
Pain in the epigastrium due to phlegm accumulation.
Instructions for Use
Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with ginger soup. In spring, add Chuanxiong; in summer, add Huanglian; in autumn and winter, add half liang of Wu Zhu Yu. For patients with phlegm, dissolve Mingfan in water and form pills the size of a chicken’s head. Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with hot ginger soup.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 18, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 18, 2026
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White Snail Shell Pills,Pain in the epigastrium due to phlegm accumulation.