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Curcuma Decoction,Pounding, tight, and distressing pain in the chest.

Formulas Name : Curcuma Decoction

Chinese Name : 郁金饮子

Drug Formulation

Curcuma (Yu Jin) half liang, Scutellaria (Huang Qin) 1 liang, Red Peony Root (Chi Shaoyao) 1 liang, Trifoliate Orange Peel (Zhi Ke) 1 liang (stir-fried with wheat bran until slightly yellow, seeds removed), Raw Rehmannia Root (Gan Di Huang) 1 liang, Areca Nut Peel (Da Fu Pi) 1 liang (chopped).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 43.

Processing

Finely chop the ingredients.

Benefits

Pounding, tight, and distressing pain in the chest.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 fen per dose; add 1 medium-sized bowl of water and half a fen of fresh ginger; decoct until reduced to 6 fen; strain and take while still slightly warm; take at any time.

Curcuma Decoction,From *Shenghui*, Volume 43.,Pounding, tight, and distressing pain in the chest.

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