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Four-Ingredient “Like the Sage” Decoction

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Four-Ingredient "Like the Sage" Decoction,Sore throat.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient "Like the Sage" Decoction

Chinese Name : 四味如圣汤

Drug Formulation

Platycodon root, Trifoliate orange peel, Ophiopogon tuber, and Licorice root, each in equal parts.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 63.

Benefits

Sore throat.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Take 3 qian per dose; decoct in 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 8 fen; strain and take while warm.

Four-Ingredient “Like the Sage” Decoction,From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 63.,Sore throat.

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