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Decoction for Shortness of Breath,For sudden-onset abdominal pain and pain in the chest and flanks.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Shortness of Breath

Chinese Name : 喘急汤

Drug Formulation

One handful of white bark from the eastern branch of the peach tree, 1 liang of pearl, 14 gardenia seeds, 2 liang of fresh ginger, 3 liang of angelica root, 3 liang of cinnamon bark, 1 liang of processed aconite root, 5 he of fragrant fermented soybeans, and 5 he of evodia fruit.

Source

From *Jiyuan Fang*, cited in Volume 28 of *Wai Tai*.

Benefits

For sudden-onset abdominal pain and pain in the chest and flanks.

Instructions for Use

Boil the above herbs in 8 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng; strain out the residue, add the pearl, and divide the decoction into two doses.

Decoction for Shortness of Breath,From *Jiyuan Fang*, cited in Volume 28 of *Wai Tai*.,For sudden-onset abdominal pain and pain in the chest and flanks.

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