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Formulas for Health Preservation

Formulas Name : Formulas for Health Preservation

Chinese Name : 摄生妙用方

Drug Formulation

Eclipta prostrata (harvested in July, with roots intact) 1 jin.

Source

*Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 16.

Instructions for Use

Wash with ash-free liquor; add 4 liang of rock salt; marinate for three nights; then stir-fry in a wok with the marinade (preserving the properties of the herb); grind into a powder. Use daily to brush the teeth, swallowing the saliva along with it.

Formulas for Health Preservation,*Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 16.,

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