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Nine Immortals Powder
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Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma; Farfarae Flos; Mori Cortex; Platycodonis Radix; Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus; Asini Corii Colla; Mume Fructus; Fritillariae Bulbus; Papaveris Pericarpium
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Astringes the lung, relieves cough, boosts qi and nourishes yin.
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Jiu Xian San is designed for a pattern of chronic cough caused by lung deficiency. The main symptoms include a chronic, unremitting cough that may be accompanied by labored breathing in severe cases, spontaneous sweating, scanty, sticky phlegm, and a deficient, rapid pulse.
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2
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Ten Jujubes Decoction
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Genkwa Flos; Kansui Radix; Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix
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Expels water by purgation.
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This formula is used for pleural rheum with chest and hypochondriac radiating pain caused by coughing and spitting. There is also hardness and distention below the heart, belching, shortness of breath, headache, dizziness, pulling pain resulting in breathlessness, a slippery tongue coating, and a deep and wiry pulse. It is also indicated for edema all over the body, especially in the lower half of the body, with abdominal distention, panting, and difficult defecation and urination.
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3
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Minor Green Dragon Decoction
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Ephedrae Herba; Paeoniae Radix Alba; Asari Radix et Rhizoma; Zingiberis Rhizoma; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma; Cinnamomi Ramulus; Pinelliae Rhizoma; Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus
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Releases the exterior, dissipates cold, warms the lung and dissolves rheum (fluid retention).
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This formula is indicated for the pattern of exterior cold with interior fluid retention. The symptoms are aversion to cold, fever, absence of sweating, labored breathing, cough, copious clear and thin phlegm, stuffiness in chest, dry retching, difficulty in lying back in the supine position, general body aches, edema of the face and extremities. The tongue coating is white and glossy, and the pulse is superficial.
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4
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Five-Peel Powder
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Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens; Mori Cortex; Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium; Arecae Pericarpium; Poriae Cutis
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Promotes urination and relieves edema, rectifies qi and fortifies the spleen.
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Wu Pi San is indicated for skin edema resulting from excessive dampness and spleen deficiency causing qi stagnation and water diffusion. The symptoms are general edema, heavy sensation of the body and limbs, fullness and distention of chest and abdomen, dyspnea, dysuria, and gestational edema. The tongue coating is white and greasy, and the pulse is deep and slow.
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