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Xianghuo Decoction

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Xianghuo Decoction,For milkstone eruption and unrelenting muscle cramps due to cholera.

Formulas Name : Xianghuo Decoction

Chinese Name : 香藿汤

Drug Formulation

3 fen of Elsholtzia, 1 liang of papaya (dried, seeds removed), 1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of aged tangerine peel (soaked in hot water to remove the white pith, then roasted), 1 liang of Magnolia officinalis (coarse bark removed, roasted with ginger juice), and half a liang of cinnamon (coarse bark removed).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 184.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For milkstone eruption and unrelenting muscle cramps due to cholera.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water and half a fen of sliced ginger, decoct until reduced to 8 fen, strain, and take while warm; take as needed.

Xianghuo Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 184.,For milkstone eruption and unrelenting muscle cramps due to cholera.

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