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Dali Zi Decoction

Formulas Name : Dali Zi Decoction

Chinese Name : 大力子汤

Drug Formulation

Scutellaria baicalensis (washed with wine) 2 qian, Coptis chinensis (stir-fried with wine) 2 qian, Platycodon grandiflorus 1 qian 5 fen, Glycyrrhiza uralensis 1 qian, Forsythia suspensa 1 qian, Xanthium sibiricum (stir-fried and ground) 1 qian, Scrophularia ningpoensis 1 qian, Rheum palmatum (steamed with wine) 1 qian 5 fen, Schizonepeta tenuifolia 3 fen, Saposhnikovia divaricata 3 fen, Notopterygium incisum 3 fen, Gypsum fibrosum 1 qian 5 fen.

Source

*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 3.

Dali Zi Decoction，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 3.，

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