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Ziwan Pills,Pain in the liver and heart, extending to both flanks, with an inability to sigh.

Formulas Name : Ziwan Pills

Chinese Name : 紫菀丸

Drug Formulation

Purple Aster, half liang; Platycodon (chopped, stir-fried), half liang; Atractylodes (white), half liang; Wood Fragrance, half liang; Angelica (sliced, dried), half liang; Prunus mume seeds (soaked in hot water, peeled, stir-fried), 3 fen; Cinnamon (with coarse bark removed), 3 fen.

Source

*Compendium of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 55.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of small beans.

Benefits

Pain in the liver and heart, extending to both flanks, with an inability to sigh.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills each time, on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with areca nut decoction.

Ziwan Pills,*Compendium of Sacred Remedies*, Volume 55.,Pain in the liver and heart, extending to both flanks, with an inability to sigh.

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