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One-Handful Formula

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One-Handful Formula,Indications: inability to eat or drink, indigestion, constipation, abdominal distension, and fullness and pain in the chest and abdomen.

Formulas Name : One-Handful Formula

Chinese Name : 一把抓

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of Daizhishi, 1 jin of Sichuan Magnolia Bark, 2 jin of Scutellaria baicalensis, 2 jin of Black and White Chou, 1 jin of Senna Leaves, 1 jin of Poxiao, 1 jin of Hawthorn, 1 jin of White Peony Root, and 4 liang of Croton Seed Powder.

Source

*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions* (Jinan Edition).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with water to form pills the size of mung beans, and coat them with Daizhishi.

Benefits

Indications: inability to eat or drink, indigestion, constipation, abdominal distension, and fullness and pain in the chest and abdomen.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 fen per dose on an empty stomach with boiled water.

Note

Contraindicated for pregnant women and children.

One-Handful Formula,*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions* (Jinan Edition).,Indications: inability to eat or drink, indigestion, constipation, abdominal distension, and fullness and pain in the chest and abdomen.

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