Zhengqi Taiping Pills，From *The Collection of Compassionate Voyage*, Volume 1.，For conditions arising from exposure to cold or heat in summer and autumn; common cold with headache; chills and fever; pain in the joints throughout the body; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; epidemic malaria and dysentery; seasonal toxic rashes; and pathogenic influences at any time of year.
Zhengqi Taiping Pills
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Formulas Name : Zhengqi Taiping Pills
Chinese Name : 正气太平丸
Drug Formulation
Angelica sinensis 30 liang (stir-fried with wine), Paeonia lactiflora 30 liang (stir-fried with wine), Fructus Aurantii 20 liang (stir-fried with wheat bran), Mentha haplocalyx 15 liang (lightly roasted), Pogostemon cablin 30 liang (stir-fried with wine), Citrus aurantium 20 liang (stir-fried), Perilla frutescens 20 liang (lightly stir-fried), Glycyrrhiza uralensis 5 liang (raw, stir-fried), Magnolia officinalis 20 liang (stir-fried with ginger juice),Hawthorn 30 liang (roasted), Barley Malt 30 liang (roasted), Areca Nut 20 liang (roasted), Cardamom Seed 30 liang (roasted), Processed Pinellia 20 liang (roasted with ginger juice), Shenqu 30 liang (roasted), Bupleurum 12 liang (roasted), Radish Seed 30 liang (roasted),Gardenia 20 liang (stir-fried with ginger juice), Scutellaria 12 liang (stir-fried with wine), Processed Aconite 12 liang (stir-fried with wine), Plantain Seed 20 liang (stir-fried with salt water), Akebia 15 liang (stir-fried).
Source
From *The Collection of Compassionate Voyage*, Volume 1.
Processing
Prepare the above herbs according to the prescribed methods, grind each into a fine, clean powder, weigh them in liang, and mix with refined honey to form pills, each weighing 4 qian.
Benefits
For conditions arising from exposure to cold or heat in summer and autumn; common cold with headache; chills and fever; pain in the joints throughout the body; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; epidemic malaria and dysentery; seasonal toxic rashes; and pathogenic influences at any time of year.
Instructions for Use
Adults: 1 pill; children: half a pill. Take with a decoction prepared as described below. For common colds, headaches, chills, fever, and pain in the joints and bones throughout the body, use 3 qian of roasted ginger and 3 scallion bulbs to prepare a decoction; dissolve 1 pill in it and take. Keep warm to induce sweating, and the condition will resolve; for cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, use 3 qian of roasted ginger and 3 qian of hearth soil to prepare a decoction; dissolve 1 pill in it and take;For malaria, use 3 qian of roasted ginger and 3 jujubes; decoct in water and dissolve 1 pill in the decoction; take this one hour before the onset of the malaria attack; for bloody dysentery, use 3 qian of honeysuckle and 2 qian of charred, stir-fried psyllium root; if abdominal pain is present, add 1 qian and 5 fen of Guangmuxiang; decoct in water and dissolve 1 pill in the decoction; for white dysentery, use 3 jujubes,2 qian of roasted ginger, and 3 qian of brown sugar; boil in water and dissolve 1 pill in the decoction; for epidemic fever, use 8 fen of peppermint, 5 qian of red adzuki beans, and 5 fen of roasted Bupleurum root; boil in water and dissolve 1 pill in the decoction; for rashes, use 5 qian of Scrophularia root, 2 qian of Anemarrhena rhizome, and 1 qian of roasted Cimicifuga root; boil in water and dissolve 1 pill in the decoction; for pregnant women, use 5 qian of Angelica root, 8 fen of roasted Scutellaria root,1 qian 5 fen of amomum, decocted and taken with 1 pill dissolved in the liquid; for postpartum conditions, use 8 qian of angelica sinensis, 8 fen of processed ginger, and 3 qian of motherwort, decocted and taken with 1 pill dissolved in the liquid.
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Zhengqi Taiping Pills,For conditions arising from exposure to cold or heat in summer and autumn; common cold with headache; chills and fever; pain in the joints throughout the body; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; epidemic malaria and dysentery; seasonal toxic rashes; and pathogenic influences at any time of year.