Kaihuai Powder

Kaihuai Powder,A mass beneath the heart causing fullness and oppression, occasionally accompanied by fever.

Formulas Name : Kaihuai Powder

Chinese Name : 开怀散

Drug Formulation

Green tangerine peel (pith removed), aged tangerine peel, Pinellia (stir-fried with ginger), Poria (peeled), Acorus (stir-fried with vinegar), Curcuma (stir-fried with vinegar), Cyperus, Areca nut, Cardamom (double the usual amount), Bupleurum (double the usual amount), Safflower, Trifoliate orange (stir-fried with wheat bran), Licorice.

Source

*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 6.

Processing

Coarsely chop the above ingredients to make one dose.

Benefits

A mass beneath the heart causing fullness and oppression, occasionally accompanied by fever.

Instructions for Use

Add fresh ginger; decoct in water and take orally.

Kaihuai Powder,*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 6.,A mass beneath the heart causing fullness and oppression, occasionally accompanied by fever.

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