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Secret Imperial Formula,For goiter.

Formulas Name : Secret Imperial Formula

Chinese Name : 内府秘传方

Drug Formulation

Seaweed (washed with hot water), kelp (washed), kombu, cuttlefish bone, sea powder (sifted), and conch (roasted with vinegar; use long conch if the neck moves when shaken, and round conch if the neck does not move)—each in equal parts, with a small amount of licorice.

Source

*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a longan.

Benefits

For goiter.

Instructions for Use

Each night before bed, place one pill in the mouth and let it dissolve.

Secret Imperial Formula,*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.,For goiter.

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