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Zisheng Pills,Deficient heat in the stomach, resulting in loss of appetite, a constant sensation of fullness and distension, a sallow-red complexion, aversion to heat, and dry, hard stools.

Formulas Name : Zisheng Pills

Chinese Name : 资生丸

Drug Formulation

3 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala (soaked in rice washing water, mixed with mountain yellow earth, steamed nine times and sun-dried, washed to remove earth, sliced, and roasted until dry), 2 liang of tangerine peel,Hawthorn 2 liang (steamed), Shenqu 2 liang (roasted), Poria 1 liang 5 qian (mixed with human milk, steamed over rice, sun-dried), Ginseng 3 liang (soaked in human milk, thoroughly steamed over a rice pot), White Cardamom 5 qian (lightly roasted),1 liang of mung beans (roasted), 1 liang of lotus seed kernels (de-seeded and roasted), 1.5 liang of Chinese yam (roasted), 1.5 liang of euryale seed (roasted), and 2 liang of coix seed (roasted).

Source

*Selected Essentials of Medicine: Essential Methods for Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder and mix with refined honey to form pills.

Benefits

Deficient heat in the stomach, resulting in loss of appetite, a constant sensation of fullness and distension, a sallow-red complexion, aversion to heat, and dry, hard stools.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, chew thoroughly, and swallow with lightly salted water.

Zisheng Pills,*Selected Essentials of Medicine: Essential Methods for Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 2.,Deficient heat in the stomach, resulting in loss of appetite, a constant sensation of fullness and distension, a sallow-red complexion, aversion to heat, and dry, hard stools.

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