Yinchen Decoction Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.，Indicated for consumptive disorders, deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, fullness and distension in the chest and abdomen, loss of appetite, a dry and涩 tongue, and weakness in the limbs.
Yinchen Decoction Pills
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Formulas Name : Yinchen Decoction Pills
Chinese Name : 茵陈煎丸
Drug Formulation
3 liang of Yinchenhao (pounded into powder, decocted with 1 sheng of vinegar), 1 liang of softshell turtle shell (remove the frills, soak in vinegar, and roast until yellow), 1 liang of Jing Sanling (roasted, then pounded to a fine powder),dried ginger (roasted until cracked) half liang, aconite root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) half liang, trichosanthes peel (seeds removed, stir-fried with wheat bran) half liang, cinnamon bark (coarse outer bark removed) half liang, green tangerine peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, then baked) half liang, bupleurum root (stems removed) 1 liang, white atractylodes 0.5 liang, magnolia bark (coarse outer bark removed, coated with ginger juice and roasted) 1 liang,Eucommia (soaked in water overnight, dried in an oven, and stir-fried) 1 liang.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.
Processing
Grind all the above herbs, except Yinchen, into a fine powder; mix with a decoction of Yinchen to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Indicated for consumptive disorders, deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, fullness and distension in the chest and abdomen, loss of appetite, a dry and涩 tongue, and weakness in the limbs.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with ginger soup on an empty stomach. If the mixture does not bind properly, add warm honey.
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Yinchen Decoction Pills,Indicated for consumptive disorders, deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, fullness and distension in the chest and abdomen, loss of appetite, a dry and涩 tongue, and weakness in the limbs.