Xiao Duhuo Sheng Pills，*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 3.，For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, excessive damage from food and drink, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, retching and nausea, difficulty swallowing with acid regurgitation, dry belching with foul-smelling food, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, and loss of appetite.
Xiao Duhuo Sheng Pills
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Formulas Name : Xiao Duhuo Sheng Pills
Chinese Name : 小独圣丸
Drug Formulation
Croton seed (weighed with husk) half liang (remove husk and inner membrane, roast until cooked, yielding 3 qian, then grind); Cinnamon bark (with coarse outer bark removed) 1 jin; Realgar (ground and sifted) 1 liang; Pinellia (washed in boiling water 7 times) 4 liang;Cinnamomum cassia bark (imported variety) 4 liang, black plum (pitted) 4 liang, dried ginger (roasted) 4 liang, Angelica sinensis (root stalk removed) 4 liang, Acorus tatarinowii (baked, crushed) 4 liang.
Source
*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 3.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; add croton seed and realgar, and grind until uniform. Form into pills the size of a sesame seed using a water-cooked starch paste.
Benefits
For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, excessive damage from food and drink, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, retching and nausea, difficulty swallowing with acid regurgitation, dry belching with foul-smelling food, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, and loss of appetite.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 to 5 pills per dose, washed down with warm water after a meal.
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Xiao Duhuo Sheng Pills,For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, excessive damage from food and drink, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, retching and nausea, difficulty swallowing with acid regurgitation, dry belching with foul-smelling food, distension and fullness in the abdomen and flanks, and loss of appetite.