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Chuan Gui Decoction

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Chuan Gui Decoction,Pain in the chest and abdomen due to blood stasis, accompanied by fever and aversion to cold.

Formulas Name : Chuan Gui Decoction

Chinese Name : 川归汤

Drug Formulation

Dang Gui (wine-fried), Chuan Xiong, Shu Di, Bai Shao, Yan Hu Suo, Hong Hua, Xiang Fu, Qing Pi, Ze Lan, Dan Pi, and Tao Ren Ni—all in equal parts.

Source

From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 7.

Benefits

Pain in the chest and abdomen due to blood stasis, accompanied by fever and aversion to cold.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in a child’s urine and take orally.

Chuan Gui Decoction,From *He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 7.,Pain in the chest and abdomen due to blood stasis, accompanied by fever and aversion to cold.

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