大腹皮又称大腹毛、槟榔衣等,是棕榈科植物槟榔的干燥果皮,具行下气宽中、利水消肿之功能。我国大部分地区的炮制方法是将该品拣净杂质后,用木棒、竹竿、鎯头等工具反复抽打使其呈绒状,筛去泥屑及碎壳,用甘草水洗净晒干,做成直径约3厘米、重约9克的圆球入药。这种炮制方法工效很低,以每 Big belly, also known as big belly hair, betel nut, etc., is the dried peel of the betel nut in the palm plant. It has the function of lowering the width of the beak and diluting the water. In most parts of China, the method of concocting is to pick out the impurities from the product and repeatedly whip it with wooden sticks, bamboo sticks, and hoe to make it velvet-like, sieve the mud and crush the shell, and wash it with licorice water to dry it. Into a diameter of about 3 cm, weighing about 9 grams of medicine into the ball. This processing method has a very low ergonomic efficiency.