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Great Four-Spirit Decoction

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Great Four-Spirit Decoction,Chronic cold.

Formulas Name : Great Four-Spirit Decoction

Chinese Name : 大四神煎

Drug Formulation

1 liang of cardamom, 1 liang of cloves, 1 liang of magnolia bark, 1 liang of white atractylodes, 1 liang of pinellia, 1 liang of tangerine peel, 1 liang of sulfur, 1 liang of aconite, 1 liang of dried ginger, 1 liang of cinnamon.

Source

*Ji Feng*, Volume 13.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from boiled water and flour to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Chronic cold.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with rice water on an empty stomach.

Great Four-Spirit Decoction,*Ji Feng*, Volume 13.,Chronic cold.

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