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Wood Fragrance and Pinellia Pills

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Wood Fragrance and Pinellia Pills,For phlegm and saliva obstructing the upper body, nausea, and discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.

Formulas Name : Wood Fragrance and Pinellia Pills

Chinese Name : 木香半夏丸

Drug Formulation

7.5 qian of Wood Fragrance, 1 liang of Pinellia (washed 7 times in hot water, sliced, and dried in an oven), half a liang of Aged Tangerine Peel (white pith removed), half a liang of White Poria, half a liang of Dried Ginger, half a liang of Cardamom Seeds, half a liang of White Aconite, and half a liang of Ginseng.

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; use wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For phlegm and saliva obstructing the upper body, nausea, and discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.

Instructions for Use

Take 20–30 pills at a time, washed down with decocted ginger tea, at any time of day.

Wood Fragrance and Pinellia Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.,For phlegm and saliva obstructing the upper body, nausea, and discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.

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