Hemp seeds 120 gm (first soaked in warm water, then hung in a well for five days to sprout, sun-dried, and peeled to obtain the kernels) Rhubarb 120 gm (half steamed, half raw) White betel nut 30 gm (half raw, half simmered) Cornus officinalis 45 gm Dioscorea opposita 45 gm Cinnamon bark (peeled) 45 gm Plantago seeds, Bitter orange (stir-fried with bran), Saposhnikovia divaricata, each 45 gm Notopterygium incisum 45 gm Aucklandia lappa 60 gm Cuscuta chinensis 45 gm Prunus japonica seeds 120 gm

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

The above 13 ingredients are finely ground and made into pills with refined honey, each as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 15 to 20 pills each time, swallowed with warm water before sleep.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulating qi to disperse wind, moistening the intestines to relieve constipation.

bubble_chart Indications

Wind-cold retention of food causes internal obstruction, disharmony of the triple energizer, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and severe constipation with difficulty in defecation.