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Hui Shou San,For stiffness and tension in the head and neck, muscle pain, or a sprained neck making it impossible to turn the head.

Formulas Name : Hui Shou San

Chinese Name : 回首散

Drug Formulation

Wuyao Shunqi Powder, containing Qianghuo, Duhuo, and Mu gua.

Source

*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 9.

Benefits

For stiffness and tension in the head and neck, muscle pain, or a sprained neck making it impossible to turn the head.

Hui Shou San,*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 9.,For stiffness and tension in the head and neck, muscle pain, or a sprained neck making it impossible to turn the head.

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