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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Poria (Poria)
56gm (4 liǎng) Pineilia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)
washed 56gm (4 liǎng) Asarum (Herba Asari)
14gm (1 liǎng) Grind the above four ingredients into powder, mix with cinnabar for color, and refine with honey to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Take three pills with wine on an empty stomach, twice during the day and once at night. If there is no effect, gradually increase the dosage until the desired effect is achieved.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Warming the meridians and dissipating cold, transforming dampness to relieve pain.
bubble_chart Indications
Cold drinks cause abdominal pain, and the hands and feet become cold.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Aconite Mother Root warms the meridians and dissipates cold, treating abdominal pain caused by deep-seated cold; Asarum, Poria, and Pinellia warm yang and resolve retained fluid; pudendal coldness is internally excessive, and blood stasis is stagnant, hence Cinnabar is used to unblock the blood vessels. Together, they achieve the effects of warming the meridians, dissipating cold, resolving fluid retention, and relieving pain.