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Xiangfu Rice Pills,For all cases of edema with abdominal distension and swollen legs, rendering the patient unable to walk, or swelling caused by the inadvertent use of cooling medications due to illness.

Formulas Name : Xiangfu Rice Pills

Chinese Name : 香附米丸

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Xiangfuzi (soaked in aged rice vinegar for 7 days and 7 nights, and steeped in a clay pot 7 times), 4 qian of Fennel (stir-fried with yellow wine).

Source

From *Collected Insights from Reflection*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with aged rice vinegar to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For all cases of edema with abdominal distension and swollen legs, rendering the patient unable to walk, or swelling caused by the inadvertent use of cooling medications due to illness.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills each time, washed down with warm water in the morning and evening.

Xiangfu Rice Pills,From *Collected Insights from Reflection*.,For all cases of edema with abdominal distension and swollen legs, rendering the patient unable to walk, or swelling caused by the inadvertent use of cooling medications due to illness.

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