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Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan  木香顺气丸
Costus Order the Qi Pill

Tradition:
TCM

Source / Author:

Herb Name
Xiang Fu (Cyperus)
Wu Yao (Lindera)
Mu Xiang (Costus)
Zhi Ke (Bitter Orange)
Chen Pi (Tangerine peel)
Shen Qu (Fermented Leaven) *
Shan Zha (Hawthorn) *
Mai Ya (Malted Barley) *
Lai Fu Zi (Radish seed)
Fu Ling (Poria)
Bing Lang (Betel nut)
Qing Pi (Green Tangerine peel)
Gan Cao (Licorice)
Latin
Cyperus rotundus
Lindera aggregata
Aucklandia lappa
Citrus aurantium
Citrus tangerina
Massa Fermenta
Crataegus cuneata
Hordei Fructus Germinantus
Raphanus sativus
Poria cocos
Areca catechu
Citrus reticulata
Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Amount
9–12 grams
6–9 grams

6–9 grams
6–9 grams
6–9 grams
12–15 grams

12–15 grams
15–30 grams

15–30 grams
12–15 grams
12–15 grams
6–9 grams
3–6 grams

* Leaven, Hawthorn and malted Barley are stir-fried until yellowed.

Preparation:
Powder and form Pills with Honey.

Function:
Moves, Qi, Harmonises Stomach, Strengthens the Spleen, Relieves Food Stagnation

Use:
Qi Stagnation affecting the Stomach with Food Stagnation, with Indigestion, Nausea, Reflux, Belching, a tghin white or thick greasy tongue coat and a Wiry or Slippery pulse.
1. Indigestion
2. Chronic gastritis

3. Acid reflux
4. Gastric or duodenal ulcer
5. Irritable syndrome
6. Cholecystitis
7. Depression
8. Breast cancer
9. Cholelithiasis
10. Chronic Hepatitis
11. Cirrhosis of the Liver
12. Uterine Fibroids


Dose:
3–6 grams, 2–3 times daily

Cautions:
Not used in Yin deficiency

Modifications:
1. If there is Heat, add Coptis Huang Lian
2. If there is more Phlegm, add Pinellia Ban Xia
3. If there is Qi deficiency, add Ginseng
4. For Depression, take with Xiao Yao San


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