Zhi Ni Wan，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.，For stagnant cold, accumulated fluid, and vomiting of phlegm and water—regardless of whether the condition is cold or hot—when the patient is unable to eat.
Zhi Ni Wan
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Formulas Name : Zhi Ni Wan
Chinese Name : 止逆丸
Drug Formulation
Agarwood half liang, Clove half liang, Frankincense half liang, Evodia (washed in running water, then dried) half liang, Pinellia (washed 7 times in boiling water, processed with ginger juice) half liang, Mercury 1 liang, Sulfur 1 liang (grind these two ingredients until all specks are completely removed).
Source
From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of mung beans using ginger paste.
Benefits
For stagnant cold, accumulated fluid, and vomiting of phlegm and water—regardless of whether the condition is cold or hot—when the patient is unable to eat.
Instructions for Use
Take 20–30 pills at a time, washed down with ginger soup, at any time of day.
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Zhi Ni Wan,For stagnant cold, accumulated fluid, and vomiting of phlegm and water—regardless of whether the condition is cold or hot—when the patient is unable to eat.