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Treats spleen and stomach deficiency, long-standing cold accumulation and cold stagnation, heart qi and spleen pain, cold phlegm with regurgitation, stabbing pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, vomiting and nausea, and lack of desire for drinking.
For women, blood and qi attacking and stabbing, cramping pain in the abdomen and hypochondrium; taking this formula brings immediate relief.
Red Peony Root (Chi Shaoyao), Dried Ginger (Gan Jiang) (prepared by frying, each 6.5 taels), Galangal (Liang Jiang) (stir-fried with oil, 10 taels), Licorice Root (Gan Cao) (prepared by roasting, 4 taels).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take two large qian per dose, mixed with plain boiled water, at any time.

Treats disharmony of the spleen and stomach, qi stagnation in the middle jiao (epigastrium), lingering cold fluid retention, accumulated food or fluids failing to digest, stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, distension of the hypochondrium, vomiting with acid regurgitation, vomiting due to alcohol intoxication, hiccuping and nausea, headache with vexation and thirst, fatigue and drowsiness, and lack of desire for food.
Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi) (with white pith removed), Medicated Leaven (Shen Qu) (stir-fried, each 4 taels), Tsaoko Fruit (Cao Guo) (roasted, peeled), Prepared Pinellia Paste (Banxia Qu) (stir-fried, each 2.3 qian), Dried Ginger (Gan Jiang) [dosage/description missing in source].
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take one qian per dose, mixed with salted water, at any time. Regular use warms the middle jiao, breaks up phlegm, opens the stomach, strengthens the spleen, resolves alcohol toxicity, and promotes digestion.

Treats disharmony of the spleen and stomach, fullness and oppression in the heart and abdomen, distension of the hypochondrium, bitter taste in the mouth and loss of taste, vomiting and retching with nausea, lack of desire for food, abnormal complexion with spontaneous diarrhea, emaciation, diaphragmatic qi stagnation with regurgitation.
Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Bai Zhu) (with rootlets removed, 6 taels), Licorice Root (Gan Cao) (prepared by roasting, 1 tael).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take two qian per dose, with one cup of water, decocted until reduced to 80% volume. Take on an empty stomach before meals, or it may be mixed with boiling water. Regular use nourishes the spirit, warms the stomach, dispels dampness, eliminates phlegm, and is suitable for use regardless of the season.

Treats all types of cold qi in men and women, rushing into the chest and hypochondrium, as well as pain connecting the front and back of the heart to the back and spine, stiffness and tension in turning the neck; or spleen and stomach [weakness leading to lack of] desire for food, intermittent vomiting, cholera with muscle spasms, cold pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, incessant diarrhea, paroxysmal stabbing pain in the bladder, and traction pain from small intestine qi disorders. It also treats women's blood and qi stabbing pain, blood accumulation and masses, and cramping pain around the umbilicus, treating all these conditions. Another prescription is seen later.
Tsaoko Seed (Cao Guo Ren) (peeled, roasted), Amomum Fruit (Suo Sha) (shelled to take the kernel), Areca Nut (Bing Lang) (prepared by frying, crushed), Magnolia Bark (Nong Po) (with rough bark removed), Nutmeg (Rou Dou Kou) (roasted), Notopterygium Root (Qiang Huo) [character incomplete], Galangal (Liang Jiang) (stir-fried with oil), Poria (Fu Ling) [character incomplete] (each 2 taels).
Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take two qian per dose, with one and a half cups of water, add a pinch of salt (one zi), decoct together until reduced to 80% volume. Take on an empty stomach before meals.