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Peppermint Tea,Typhoid fever. Nasal congestion, headache, and restlessness.

Formulas Name : Peppermint Tea

Chinese Name : 薄荷茶

Drug Formulation

30 mint leaves, 1 fen of ginger, half a liang of ginseng (root tip removed), 1 liang of gypsum (crushed), and half a liang of ephedra (roots and nodes removed).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients.

Benefits

Typhoid fever. Nasal congestion, headache, and restlessness.

Instructions for Use

First, use 1 large bowl of water and decoct until reduced to 6 fen; strain out the residue, then divide into 2 doses and add hot water to make tea, to be taken while hot.

Peppermint Tea,From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.,Typhoid fever. Nasal congestion, headache, and restlessness.

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