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Secret Formula: Four Gods Decoction

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Secret Formula: Four Gods Decoction

Formulas Name : Secret Formula: Four Gods Decoction

Chinese Name : 秘方四神饮

Drug Formulation

Changshan 2 qian, Areca nut 1 qian, Bupleurum 1 qian, Fritillaria 1 qian.

Source

From *Yi Tong*, Volume 37.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Add 2 zhan of water and 2–7 black beans, then decoct. Take on an empty stomach 2 shikong before the onset of labor.

Secret Formula: Four Gods Decoction,From *Yi Tong*, Volume 37.,

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