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Yuanhua Formula,For small intestine colic and lower abdominal pain.

Formulas Name : Yuanhua Formula

Chinese Name : 芫花方

Drug Formulation

Yuanhua (stir-fried with vinegar until charred) half liang, Akebia (chopped) half liang, green tangerine peel (white pith removed, sliced) half liang, black pepper half liang, rhubarb (baked, chopped) half liang, spicy cassia bark (coarse outer bark removed) half liang.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 249.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from wine and boiled wheat flour to form pills the size of small beans; coat with cinnabar powder.

Benefits

For small intestine colic and lower abdominal pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 10–15 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with ginger and hot wine.

Yuanhua Formula,From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 249.,For small intestine colic and lower abdominal pain.

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