Gleditsia sinensis (peeled, roasted until charred, finely powdered), high-quality inkstone (burned, vinegar-quenched), cinnamon (coarse bark removed), dried ginger (prepared), clove, costus root, each 30 gm; dried lacquer (crushed, stir-fried until smoke ceases, finely powdered), sparganium (prepared, crushed), sal ammoniac (separately ground), aconite (prepared, de-naveled and de-skinned), each 60 gm; green tangerine peel (white part removed) 90 gm; croton seed powder 4.5 gm (first heat sal ammoniac with vinegar until hot, add croton seed powder, boil for three liǎng, add rhubarb powder, simmer into a paste).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Take rhubarb, sal ammoniac, and croton seed powder, and form them into pills the size of mung beans. Take 1-2 pills each time, with tea or wine as desired.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Promotes digestion and relieves stagnation.

bubble_chart Indications

Retention of food, indigestion, abdominal distension and hardness, phlegm reflux and vomiting, hiccups, belching of vinegar-like acid, swallowing difficulties, stabbing pain in the hypochondriac region, chest and diaphragm stuffiness and discomfort; or nausea, inability to eat or drink, qi rushing up to the chest, choking sensation and obstruction; as well as alcohol addiction, blood stasis and qi masses, occasional stabbing pain, and complete loss of appetite.