Four-Piece Gold，*Selected Formulas for Emergency Treatment*, Volume 1, citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.，For cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, accompanied by a sense of distress in the epigastrium.
Four-Piece Gold
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Formulas Name : Four-Piece Gold
Chinese Name : 四片金
Drug Formulation
Half a liang of Evodia fruit, half a liang of wood apple, and half a liang of table salt.
Source
*Selected Formulas for Emergency Treatment*, Volume 1, citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.
Benefits
For cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, accompanied by a sense of distress in the epigastrium.
Instructions for Use
Stir-fry the above herbs together until charred. First, fill a porcelain jar with 3 sheng of water and bring to a rolling boil. Add the three stir-fried herbs and decoct until the volume is reduced to 2 sheng. Pour out 1 zhan of the decoction; serve it to the patient at a temperature of their choosing. The symptoms will cease as soon as it passes the throat.
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Four-Piece Gold,For cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, accompanied by a sense of distress in the epigastrium.