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Pepper and Salt Decoction,Chapped and painful hands and feet.

Formulas Name : Pepper and Salt Decoction

Chinese Name : 椒盐汤

Drug Formulation

2 fen of Chuanxiong and Sichuan pepper, 1 liang of Angelica dahurica, 1 liang of Saposhnikovia root, and 1 liang of salt.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 300.

Benefits

Chapped and painful hands and feet.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Simmer in 4 sheng of water until a concentrated decoction is obtained; apply topically. Simmering with lard yields even better results.

Pepper and Salt Decoction,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 300.,Chapped and painful hands and feet.

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