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Five-Ping Powder

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Five-Ping Powder,Used for edema of the limbs due to spleen deficiency.

Formulas Name : Five-Ping Powder

Chinese Name : 五平散

Drug Formulation

Ginger peel, white mulberry bark, aged tangerine peel, areca nut peel, poria peel, Atractylodes lancea, Magnolia officinalis, licorice.

Source

From *Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 21.

Benefits

Used for edema of the limbs due to spleen deficiency.

Instructions for Use

Grind into a fine powder and decoct; may be taken as a decoction or as a powder.

Five-Ping Powder,From *Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 21.,Used for edema of the limbs due to spleen deficiency.

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