Wutong Pills

Wutong Pills,For food-induced qi stagnation.

Formulas Name : Wutong Pills

Chinese Name : 五通丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of dried ginger (roasted); half a fen of croton seed (remove the skin and inner membrane; boil in 1 zhan of vinegar until the vinegar is completely evaporated; grind into a paste); 1 fen of aged tangerine peel (soak in hot water to remove the white pith; then bake); 1 fen of Coptis (remove the stalks); 1 fen of Atractylodes.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 72.

Processing

Pound and sift the four ingredients into a fine powder; grind them together with the croton seed until uniform. Form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using boiled wheat flour paste.

Benefits

For food-induced qi stagnation.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose on an empty stomach with salted water; increase to 2 pills if necessary. It may also be taken with cooled tea. If there is food stagnation, take with a decoction of fresh ginger and tangerine peel.

Wutong Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 72.,For food-induced qi stagnation.

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