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Wanggua Powder,Kidney deficiency, with spontaneous, copious urination that is the color of rice water.

Formulas Name : Wanggua Powder

Chinese Name : 王瓜散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Wanggu root, 1 liang of cassia bark, 2 liang of white calcite, 2 liang of dodder seeds (soaked in wine), and 2 liang of oyster shells (wrapped in salt mud, roasted until red-hot, then cooled and unwrapped).

Source

*The Treasure of Health* (Volume 15).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Kidney deficiency, with spontaneous, copious urination that is the color of rice water.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with barley congee broth before meals, three times daily.

Wanggua Powder,*The Treasure of Health* (Volume 15).,Kidney deficiency, with spontaneous, copious urination that is the color of rice water.

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