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Trichosanthes Seed Powder

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Trichosanthes Seed Powder,For early-stage scrofula with swelling, pain, chills and fever, and restlessness in the limbs.

Formulas Name : Trichosanthes Seed Powder

Chinese Name : 瓜蒌子散

Drug Formulation

Trichosanthes Seed (lightly roasted) 1 liang, Forsythia Fruit 1 liang, Polygonum Multiflorum 1 liang, Sapindus Seed Kernel (lightly roasted) 1 liang, Arctium Seed (lightly roasted) 1 liang, Rheum Root (lightly roasted) 1 liang, White Conch Shell 1 liang, Gardenia Seed 1 liang, Lo Lu 1 liang, Pharbitis Seed (lightly roasted) 1 liang, Licorice Root (raw) 1 liang.

Source

From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 54.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For early-stage scrofula with swelling, pain, chills and fever, and restlessness in the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine after meals.

Trichosanthes Seed Powder,From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 54.,For early-stage scrofula with swelling, pain, chills and fever, and restlessness in the limbs.

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