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Ten-Ingredient Dao Chi Powder,For excess heat in the heart, manifested as sores in the mouth and on the tongue, palpitations, and restlessness with fever.

Formulas Name : Ten-Ingredient Dao Chi Powder

Chinese Name : 十味导赤散

Drug Formulation

5 fen of Coptis, 5 fen of Scutellaria, 5 fen of Ophiopogon, 5 fen of Pinellia, 5 fen of Poria, 5 fen of Red Peony, 5 fen of Akebia, 5 fen of Raw Rehmannia, 5 fen of Lycium Bark, 5 fen of Licorice, and 5 slices of ginger.

Source

*Insight into the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 6.

Benefits

For excess heat in the heart, manifested as sores in the mouth and on the tongue, palpitations, and restlessness with fever.

Ten-Ingredient Dao Chi Powder，*Insight into the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 6.，For excess heat in the heart, manifested as sores in the mouth and on the tongue, palpitations, and restlessness with fever.

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