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Single-Ingredient Bamboo Shavings Decoction

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Single-Ingredient Bamboo Shavings Decoction,For women in early pregnancy experiencing food aversions, nausea and vomiting, headache, alternating chills and fever, discomfort in the limbs, and restlessness.

Formulas Name : Single-Ingredient Bamboo Shavings Decoction

Chinese Name : 一味竹茹汤

Drug Formulation

1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of white atractylodes, 1 liang of ophiopogon, 1 liang of tangerine peel, half a liang of magnolia bark (peeled and processed with ginger juice), half a liang of red poria, 1 fen of fried licorice, and 1 ball of bamboo shavings the size of a marble.

Source

From *Xu Yijian*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For women in early pregnancy experiencing food aversions, nausea and vomiting, headache, alternating chills and fever, discomfort in the limbs, and restlessness.

Instructions for Use

Take 4 bi per dose, boil with 1.5 zhan of water and 5 slices of fresh ginger until reduced to 8 fen; strain and take while warm, taking frequent doses as needed.

Single-Ingredient Bamboo Shavings Decoction,From *Xu Yijian*, Volume 6.,For women in early pregnancy experiencing food aversions, nausea and vomiting, headache, alternating chills and fever, discomfort in the limbs, and restlessness.

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