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Yi Shen Wan,Chronic cold.

Formulas Name : Yi Shen Wan

Chinese Name : 益神丸

Drug Formulation

Sulphur (soaked in licorice water for 1 day) 1 liang, Frankincense 1 liang, Cardamom (shelled) 1 liang, Areca Nut (chopped) 1 liang, Cinnamon (coarse bark removed) 1 liang, Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, skin and pith removed) 1 liang, Green Tangerine Peel (soaked in boiling water, white pith removed, and roasted) 1 liang, Dried Ginger (roasted) 1 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using glutinous rice porridge.

Benefits

Chronic cold.

Instructions for Use

Take 10–15 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with wine.

Yi Shen Wan,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.,Chronic cold.

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