Yiwei Dan

Yiwei Dan,For imbalance between cold and heat.

Formulas Name : Yiwei Dan

Chinese Name : 益胃丹

Drug Formulation

Agarwood (roasted) 1 liang, Angelica sinensis (roasted) 1 liang, Aquilaria agallocha 1 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala (roasted) 1 liang, Paeonia lactiflora 1 liang, Atractylodes lancea 1 liang, Amomum villosum 1 liang, Panax ginseng 1 liang.

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 21.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of millet grains.

Benefits

For imbalance between cold and heat.

Instructions for Use

Take 10–15 pills per dose, washed down with a small amount of musk-infused decoction.

Yiwei Dan,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 21.,For imbalance between cold and heat.

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