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Yan Zhen Ointment,Dysphagia. Gastric reflux.

Formulas Name : Yan Zhen Ointment

Chinese Name : 延真膏

Drug Formulation

4 liang of ginseng, 2 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 2 liang of Poria cocos, 2 liang of Chinese yam, 2 liang of goji berries, 2 liang of lotus seeds, 3 liang of Polygonum multiflorum (peeled with a bamboo knife), 2.5 liang of Cornus officinalis flesh, 5 liang of Cistanche deserticola, 2.5 liang of Angelica sinensis (all the above herbs ground into powder), 6 liang of raw Rehmannia glutinosa, 6 liang of prepared Rehmannia glutinosa, 6 liang of Asparagus cochinchinensis,6 liang of Ophiopogon (all soaked in water overnight), 2 liang of Polygala root (with the core removed) (soaked in licorice juice overnight. Pound all the above ingredients together into a paste and extract the juice).

Source

*Li’s Medical Mirror*, Volume 4.

Processing

Add 1.5 jin of white honey to the powdered herbs and herbal juice, mix thoroughly, and place in a jar. Seal tightly with a chopstick wrapper, place the jar in a pot, and simmer in water overnight until it becomes a paste.

Benefits

Dysphagia. Gastric reflux.

Instructions for Use

Take half a wine cup per dose.

Yan Zhen Ointment,*Li’s Medical Mirror*, Volume 4.,Dysphagia. Gastric reflux.

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