Zhuangyuan Pills，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 106), citing *The Classic of Xiu Yue and Lu Ban*.，For diaphragmatic qi stagnation, alcohol-induced diaphragmatic disorders and food stagnation, phlegmy cough with abdominal pain, vomiting, and epigastric fullness.
Zhuangyuan Pills
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Formulas Name : Zhuangyuan Pills
Chinese Name : 壮元丸
Drug Formulation
50 castor beans (with the white powder removed), half a jin of Shenqu (ground into powder), 1 liang of Pinellia (washed), 10 qian of realgar, and 10 qian of white malt (roasted).
Source
From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 106), citing *The Classic of Xiu Yue and Lu Ban*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with water to form pills the size of small beans, and roast them with fine rice bran until they turn red.
Benefits
For diaphragmatic qi stagnation, alcohol-induced diaphragmatic disorders and food stagnation, phlegmy cough with abdominal pain, vomiting, and epigastric fullness.
Instructions for Use
Take with warm water after meals: 2 pills for children, 1 pill for 3–4-year-olds, and half a pill for children aged one and a half. To relieve cough, take with warm pickled vegetable juice; to relieve vomiting, take with ginger soup.
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Zhuangyuan Pills,For diaphragmatic qi stagnation, alcohol-induced diaphragmatic disorders and food stagnation, phlegmy cough with abdominal pain, vomiting, and epigastric fullness.