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Licorice and Bile Decoction

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Licorice and Bile Decoction,Chronic liver wind; aversion to sunlight; swollen eyes with bleeding.

Formulas Name : Licorice and Bile Decoction

Chinese Name : 甘胆汤

Drug Formulation

1 piece of licorice (coated with pig gallbladder and roasted).

Source

Volume 10 of *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, citing *Treatise on the Physical Manifestations and Symptoms of Children*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Chronic liver wind; aversion to sunlight; swollen eyes with bleeding.

Instructions for Use

Take half a qian per dose, mixed with rice water.

Licorice and Bile Decoction,Volume 10 of *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, citing *Treatise on the Physical Manifestations and Symptoms of Children*.,Chronic liver wind; aversion to sunlight; swollen eyes with bleeding.

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