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Spleen-Nourishing Decoction

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Spleen-Nourishing Decoction

Formulas Name : Spleen-Nourishing Decoction

Chinese Name : 建脾汤

Drug Formulation

1 jin of ginger (sliced, mixed with 3 liang of green salt, ground and left to stand overnight, then dried in an oven), 2 liang of cardamom, 2 liang of barley malt, 2 liang of aged tangerine peel, and 1 liang of licorice.

Source

*Ji Feng*, Volume 12.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with plain hot water on an empty stomach.

Spleen-Nourishing Decoction,*Ji Feng*, Volume 12.,

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