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Shui Jia San,Pain in the heart and spleen.

Formulas Name : Shui Jia San

Chinese Name : 水甲散

Drug Formulation

Snail shells (those found by streams may also be used).

Source

*Yi Tong*, Volume 56.

Processing

Stack thin slices of pine and firewood in layers, burn them, and grind the resulting ash into a fine powder.

Benefits

Pain in the heart and spleen.

Instructions for Use

Take with meals, mixed with formulas such as the Qi-Regulating Powder, Wu-Chen Decoction, Kuanzhong Powder, or Anise Decoction.

Shui Jia San,*Yi Tong*, Volume 56.,Pain in the heart and spleen.

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