Zhi-Shu Pills,From *Discrimination of Internal and External Injuries*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Zhang Jiegu.,For the elderly, children, and the frail who suffer from indigestion, weakness of the viscera, failure of qi to descend, and fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm.
Zhi-Shu Pills
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Formulas Name : Zhi-Shu Pills
Chinese Name : 枳术丸
Drug Formulation
Atractylodes macrocephala 2 liang, Zhi Shi (fried with wheat bran until yellow, seeds removed) 1 liang.
Source
From *Discrimination of Internal and External Injuries*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Zhang Jiegu.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into an extremely fine powder; wrap in lotus leaves with steamed rice to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For the elderly, children, and the frail who suffer from indigestion, weakness of the viscera, failure of qi to descend, and fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills at a time, washed down with plain hot water, at any time of day.
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Zhi-Shu Pills,For the elderly, children, and the frail who suffer from indigestion, weakness of the viscera, failure of qi to descend, and fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm.