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Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Clearing Dryness

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Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Clearing Dryness,Dry beriberi.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Clearing Dryness

Chinese Name : 凉血清燥汤

Drug Formulation

Rehmannia glutinosa (prepared), donkey-hide gelatin, white peony root, Sichuan cypress (roasted), Chinese angelica root, moutan bark, artemisia, deer-bite grass, tortoise shell, and ligustrum fruit.

Source

From *Supplement to the Essentials of Medicine*, Middle Volume.

Benefits

Dry beriberi.

Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Clearing Dryness,From *Supplement to the Essentials of Medicine*, Middle Volume.,Dry beriberi.

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