Four-Ingredient Powder

Four-Ingredient Powder,Boil on the back.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Powder

Chinese Name : 四味散

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Schisandra chinensis (grown on rock), 1 liang of Sanguisorba officinalis, 1 liang of licorice nodes, and 1 liang of Angelica sinensis.

Source

From *Chuanxin Shiyong Fang*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Boil on the back.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine.

Four-Ingredient Powder,From *Chuanxin Shiyong Fang*, Volume 3.,Boil on the back.

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