Gourd Powder

Gourd Powder,Abdominal distension and jaundice with edema.

Formulas Name : Gourd Powder

Chinese Name : 葫芦散

Drug Formulation

A gourd with the neck cut off (burned with the seeds intact until reduced to ash).

Source

*Essentials of the Crimson Sack*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Abdominal distension and jaundice with edema.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 gourd per dose; swallow with warm wine before meals, or with plain hot water. Results are seen in about 10 days.

Gourd Powder,*Essentials of the Crimson Sack*.,Abdominal distension and jaundice with edema.

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