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Shusheng Decoction

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Shusheng Decoction

Formulas Name : Shusheng Decoction

Chinese Name : 殊胜汤

Drug Formulation

Pinellia tuber 7 pieces (soaked in hot water 7 times), licorice root 1 cun (chopped).

Source

From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Xia Sanyi.

Instructions for Use

Use one and a half zhan of water; add 7 slices of fresh ginger; decoct together until reduced to one zhan; take while slightly warm on an empty stomach.

Shusheng Decoction,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Xia Sanyi.,

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