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Kelp Decoction,For women with stagnant qi in the chest.

Formulas Name : Kelp Decoction

Chinese Name : 昆布煎

Drug Formulation

2 liang of kelp, 2 liang of seaweed, 2 liang of peony root, 2 liang of ginseng, 2 liang of winterflower, 2 liang of white quartz, 2 liang of white mulberry bark, 2 liang of cinnamon bark, 2.5 liang of cypress seed kernels, 2.5 liang of poria, 2.5 liang of calcite powder, 1 liang of purple aster,1 liang of licorice, 1.5 liang of evodia, 1.5 liang of schisandra, 1.5 liang of asarum, 1 liang of apricot kernels, 0.5 fen of ginger (sliced and roasted), 0.5 fen of tangerine peel (yellow), and 0.5 fen of perilla seeds.

Source

*Ji Feng*, Volume 15.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For women with stagnant qi in the chest.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with ginger decoction, at any time of day.

Kelp Decoction,*Ji Feng*, Volume 15.,For women with stagnant qi in the chest.

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