Four-Ingredient Peony Powder

Four-Ingredient Peony Powder,Excess of the Lung (Metal) element, cold-induced loose stools, lower abdominal pain, epigastric discomfort, pain in the flanks, six pulses that are fine and faint (not floating), and the foot pulse that is moist, deep, and with a slight throb.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Peony Powder

Chinese Name : 四味芍药散

Drug Formulation

Wu Bai Zhu, Peony, Platycodon, and Fragrant Angelica—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Formulas Recorded by Shi*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Excess of the Lung (Metal) element, cold-induced loose stools, lower abdominal pain, epigastric discomfort, pain in the flanks, six pulses that are fine and faint (not floating), and the foot pulse that is moist, deep, and with a slight throb.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose. Boil with 1 zhan of water, adding 3 slices of fresh ginger and 2 jujubes; reduce to 8 fen and take.

Four-Ingredient Peony Powder,From *Formulas Recorded by Shi*, Volume 1.,Excess of the Lung (Metal) element, cold-induced loose stools, lower abdominal pain, epigastric discomfort, pain in the flanks, six pulses that are fine and faint (not floating), and the foot pulse that is moist, deep, and with a slight throb.

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