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Yinchen Soup,Jaundice, headache due to cold damage, wind-heat, and miasma.

Formulas Name : Yinchen Soup

Chinese Name : 茵陈羹

Drug Formulation

Yinchen.

Source

Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 7), citing *The Mirror of the Dietary Physician*; name recorded in *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Vol. 15).

Benefits

Jaundice, headache due to cold damage, wind-heat, and miasma.

Instructions for Use

Finely chop and boil into a soup; it may also be eaten raw.

Yinchen Soup,Formula from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 7), citing *The Mirror of the Dietary Physician*; name recorded in *Compendium of Materia Medica* (Vol. 15).,Jaundice, headache due to cold damage, wind-heat, and miasma.

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