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Seaweed Wine,Sudden swelling under the neck, with the mass gradually enlarging and threatening to form a goiter.

Formulas Name : Seaweed Wine

Chinese Name : 海藻酒

Drug Formulation

1 jin of seaweed (desalted), 2 sheng of clear wine.

Source

From *Wai Tai*, Volume 23, citing *Zhou Hou*.

Processing

Place the two ingredients in a silk bag and steep them in the seaweed wine for two days in spring or summer.

Benefits

Sudden swelling under the neck, with the mass gradually enlarging and threatening to form a goiter.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 he per dose, holding it in the mouth and swallowing it gradually, three times a day. When the wine is exhausted, soak the seaweed in another 2 sheng of wine and drink it as before. Dry the residue in the sun and grind it into a powder; take one fangcun bi per dose, three times a day. It is best to prepare three additional doses after finishing the first batch.

Seaweed Wine,From *Wai Tai*, Volume 23, citing *Zhou Hou*.,Sudden swelling under the neck, with the mass gradually enlarging and threatening to form a goiter.

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