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Swelling-Relieving Pills,Edema with shortness of breath and chest fullness; difficulty urinating.

Formulas Name : Swelling-Relieving Pills

Chinese Name : 消肿丸

Drug Formulation

Talc 1 fen, Akebia 1 fen, Atractylodes macrocephala 1 fen, Black Pharbitis (roasted) 1 fen, Euphorbia 1 fen, Poria 1 fen, Poria (wood removed) 1 fen, Pinellia (boiled and rinsed to remove slipperiness) 1 fen, Tangerine Peel 1 fen, Wood Fragrance 0.5 fen, Lycopodium spikelet 0.5 qian, Clove 0.5 qian.

Source

*San Yin*, Volume 14.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with wine paste to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

Edema with shortness of breath and chest fullness; difficulty urinating.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of Juncus and Ophiopogon.

Swelling-Relieving Pills,*San Yin*, Volume 14.,Edema with shortness of breath and chest fullness; difficulty urinating.

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