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Decoction for Relieving Masses

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Decoction for Relieving Masses,For fullness and distension due to cold damage, with oppression and discomfort in the chest and abdomen, and inability to eat.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Relieving Masses

Chinese Name : 消痞汤

Drug Formulation

Aged tangerine peel (soaked in boiling water to remove the white pith, then roasted) 2 liang; Magnolia bark (coarse outer bark removed, roasted with ginger juice) 2 liang; White Atractylodes 2 liang; Areca nut (chopped) 2 liang; Pinellia (washed 7 times in boiling water, then stir-fried until dry) 1 liang; Ginseng 1 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 25.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For fullness and distension due to cold damage, with oppression and discomfort in the chest and abdomen, and inability to eat.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose; add 1.5 zhan of water and 1 fen of ginger (crushed); boil until the liquid is reduced to 7 fen; strain and take while warm.

Decoction for Relieving Masses,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 25.,For fullness and distension due to cold damage, with oppression and discomfort in the chest and abdomen, and inability to eat.

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