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Zhongxian Pills,For chest constriction due to cold damage, with unbearable hardness and pain beneath the heart.

Formulas Name : Zhongxian Pills

Chinese Name : 众仙丸

Drug Formulation

Guanzhong: half liang; Xianmao: 1 fen; Bi Bo: 1 fen; Aconite Root (roasted, with skin and pith removed): half liang; Croton Seed (skinned, oil extracted): half liang; Dried Ginger (roasted): half liang; Licorice (roasted): 1 qian.

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with boiled wheat flour paste, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For chest constriction due to cold damage, with unbearable hardness and pain beneath the heart.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time, washed down with a decoction of fresh ginger and jujubes. For chest constriction lasting 5–7 days, take 3 pills; chew 1 of them to break it up before swallowing. Take at any time. This will expel pathogenic matter, and the epigastric region will immediately feel relieved.

Zhongxian Pills,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 3.,For chest constriction due to cold damage, with unbearable hardness and pain beneath the heart.

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