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Du Heng Decoction

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Du Heng Decoction,Excess phlegm in the chest, headache, loss of appetite, and phlegm-induced stagnation following alcohol consumption.

Formulas Name : Du Heng Decoction

Chinese Name : 杜蘅汤

Drug Formulation

3 liang of Du Heng, 3 liang of pine lichen, 30 melon seeds.

Source

Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 4; name cited in *Thousand Gold Prescriptions* (Qianjin), Volume 18.

Benefits

Excess phlegm in the chest, headache, loss of appetite, and phlegm-induced stagnation following alcohol consumption.

Instructions for Use

Soak the above herbs in 1 sheng and 2 he of wine for two nights, strain out the residue, and take 5 he warm each time.

Du Heng Decoction,Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 4; name cited in *Thousand Gold Prescriptions* (Qianjin), Volume 18.,Excess phlegm in the chest, headache, loss of appetite, and phlegm-induced stagnation following alcohol consumption.

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