Amomum tsaoko (peeled, simmered), Alpinia oxyphylla (shell removed, kernel taken), Areca catechu (filed, prepared), Magnolia officinalis (coarse bark removed), Myristica fragrans (simmered), Notopterygium incisum (de-reeded), Atractylodes lancea (soaked in rice water for two days), Citrus reticulata (white part removed), Litsea cubeba, Citrus aurantium (pulp removed, stir-fried with bran), Alpinia officinarum (oil stir-fried), Poria cocos (peeled), Hordeum vulgare (stir-fried), Foeniculum vulgare (stir-fried), Ligusticum chuanxiong (washed), Glycyrrhiza uralensis, each 60 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 6 grams each time, add 220 ml of water and a spoonful of salt, and boil until reduced to 180 ml.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming the middle and drying dampness, lowering qi to relieve pain.

bubble_chart Indications

Spleen and stomach deficiency with cold, damp obstruction leading to qi stagnation, pain in the chest, ribs, and back, stiffness in neck movement; or loss of appetite, occasional vomiting, cholera spasms, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, persistent diarrhea; as well as intermittent stabbing pain in the bladder, small intestine qi spasms, pain in the internal and external kidneys; also treats women's blood stasis stabbing pain, blood accumulation and blood masses, and gripping pain around the navel.