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Rensan San (Ginseng Powder) (see "Constipation").
Nongpo Wan (Magnolia Pill) (see "Regurgitation").
Kunbu Wan (Kelp Pill) (from *Liangfang*): Treats the five types of dysphagia (Yi), characterized by a sensation of obstruction in the throat and inability to swallow food or drink.
Ingredients: Kunbu (Laminariae Thallus, kelp washed to remove saltiness), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, heart removed, dried by baking), Tiandong (Asparagi Radix, heart removed, dried by baking), Helile (Terminaliae Fructus, pits removed; these three ingredients each 1.5 liang), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis), Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, lightly stir-fried), Chuan Puxiao (Mirabilitum), Yuliren (Pruni Semen, soaked in hot water, skin removed, lightly stir-fried), Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex, cinnamon twig bark), Baihe (Lilii Bulbus; these five ingredients each 1 liang), Lingyangjiao (Saigae Tataricae Cornu, shaved into flakes), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, stir-fried with bran until yellow), Zisuzi (Perillae Fructus, lightly stir-fried), Shegan (Belamcandae Rhizoma; these three ingredients each 0.5 liang), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, rhizome removed), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in hot water, white pith removed), Binglang (Arecae Semen; these three ingredients each 2.5 qian).
Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey, pound and knead for three hundred strokes, and shape into pills the size of sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose at any time, swallowed with warm wine. After dinner, wrap one pill (the size of a bullet) in cotton wool and hold it in the mouth to dissolve slowly.
Daididang Wan (Substitute Yingdang Pill) (see "Blood Stasis").
Zhupi San (Bamboo Peel Powder) (from *Liangfang*): Treats dysphagia accompanied by loss of voice.
Ingredients: Zhupi (Bambusae Membranae Lamina, some versions use Zhuye/Bamboo Leaf), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Tongcao (Tetrapanacis Medulla), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Fuling (Poria), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma; these ten ingredients each 1 liang).
Cut the herbs decoct them in one dou (approx. 10 liters) of water. First boil the bamboo peel, then add the remaining herbs. Decoct until three sheng (approx. 3 liters) remain. Divide into three doses.
Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) (see "Fatigue from Overwork").
Wuzhuyu Wan (Evodia Pill) (by Li Dongyuan): Regulates the Spleen and Stomach, unblocks the chest and diaphragm, harmonizes the middle jiao, and promotes the smooth flow of Qi.
Ingredients: Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus), Caodoukou Ren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Semen, kernel); these two each 1.2 qian. Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Yizhiren (Alpiniae Officinarum Semen), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma); these five each 8 fen. Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Jianghuang (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix); these four each 4 fen. Danggui Shen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried); these two each 6 fen. Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) 2 fen. Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) 3 fen. Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) 1 qian. Damai (Hordei Fructus Germinatus) 1.5 qian.
Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Use steamed bread dough soaked in hot water as a binder to form pills the size of mung beans. Take thirty pills per dose, chew thoroughly, and swallow with plain boiled water. Take at any time.
Lige Wan (Diaphragm-Relieving Pill) (see "Regurgitation").
Huangqi Buzhong Tang (Astragalus Tonifying the Middle Decoction) (see "Plugged Sensation").
Zishen Wan (Kidney-Nourishing Pill) (see "Urinary Retention").
Xiaopi Wan (Plastic-Resolving Pill) (see "Plugged Sensation").