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Sesame Porridge,For deficiency and wasting of the five viscera.

Formulas Name : Sesame Porridge

Chinese Name : 胡麻粥

Drug Formulation

Flaxseeds (the six-sided variety) and Jusheng seeds (the eight-sided variety), in equal parts.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 218.

Processing

Steam and sun-dry the above herbs nine times each.

Benefits

For deficiency and wasting of the five viscera.

Instructions for Use

For each dose, take 2 he; soak in hot water, wrap in cloth, and rub to remove the husks; then grind, filter the juice through water, boil it, and drink it; mix with glutinous rice to cook porridge and consume.

Sesame Porridge,From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 218.,For deficiency and wasting of the five viscera.

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