Reduced Licorice and White Cardamom Powder

Reduced Licorice and White Cardamom Powder,For deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, qi stagnation in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Reduced Licorice and White Cardamom Powder

Chinese Name : 减甘草白豆蔻散

Drug Formulation

White Cardamom Seeds, Magnolia Bark (processed with ginger), Atractylodes, Agarwood, and Dried Tangerine Peel—each in equal parts.

Source

*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.

Benefits

For deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, qi stagnation in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush each of the above herbs. Take 1 liang per dose; decoct with 2 large bowls of water and 10 slices of fresh ginger until reduced to 7 parts of the original volume. Strain and take while still slightly warm; no specific time of day is required.

Reduced Licorice and White Cardamom Powder,*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.,For deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, qi stagnation in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.

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