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Zhen She Decoction,Fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, with a pulse that is large and taut; upon palpation, it feels as if there is strength, though it is not true strength. This is a syndrome of the true qi of the spleen and stomach leaking outward, with counterflow qi from the Chong Pulse rising to obstruct it.

Formulas Name : Zhen She Decoction

Chinese Name : 镇摄汤

Drug Formulation

5 qian of wild ginseng, 5 qian of raw red ochre (finely ground), 5 qian of raw euryale seed, 5 qian of raw Chinese yam, 5 qian of corni fruit (pits thoroughly removed), 2 qian of processed pinellia, and 2 qian of poria and scutellaria.

Source

From *A Synthesis of Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.

Benefits

Fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, with a pulse that is large and taut; upon palpation, it feels as if there is strength, though it is not true strength. This is a syndrome of the true qi of the spleen and stomach leaking outward, with counterflow qi from the Chong Pulse rising to obstruct it.

Zhen She Decoction,From *A Synthesis of Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,Fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, with a pulse that is large and taut; upon palpation, it feels as if there is strength, though it is not true strength. This is a syndrome of the true qi of the spleen and stomach leaking outward, with counterflow qi from the Chong Pulse rising to obstruct it.

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