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formulaSudden Smile Pill Shi Xiao Wan
sourceLanshi Micang, Li Gao, before 1251
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bubble_chart Composition

Dried ginger 3 gm, roasted licorice, malt, white poria, and white atractylodes, each 6 gm, pinellia rhizome and ginseng, each 9 gm, magnolia bark 12 gm (roasted), immature bitter orange and coptis, each 15 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind into a fine powder, soak in soup, and make pills with steamed bread, as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 50-70 pills each time, administer with white soup, and take between meals.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulating qi and resolving stuffiness, stimulating appetite and promoting digestion.

bubble_chart Indications

Spleen deficiency with qi stagnation, a complex of cold and heat, epigastric fullness syndrome of deficiency type, aversion to food and fatigue, and a wiry pulse at the right guan position.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Immature Orange Fruit serves as the monarch herb to regulate qi and resolve stuffiness; Magnolia Bark acts as the minister herb to move qi and relieve fullness. Coptis Rhizome clears heat and alleviates stuffiness, Fermented Pinellia dissipates nodules and harmonizes the stomach, Dried Ginger warms the middle and dispels cold, Ginseng tonifies qi and supports vitality, White Atractylodes Rhizome and Poria strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, and Malt promotes digestion to harmonize the middle—all of these serve as assistant herbs. Prepared Licorice Root harmonizes the various herbs as the envoy. The entire formula combines dispersing and tonifying, warming and clearing, working together to regulate qi, resolve stuffiness, and stimulate appetite.

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