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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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2
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Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill
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Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata; Corni Fructus; Dioscoreae Rhizoma; Alismatis Rhizoma; Moutan Cortex; Poria
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Supplements and nourishes the liver and kidney.
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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan is indicated for liver-kidney yin deficiency. The symptoms are soreness of the waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, night sweat, seminal emission, xiao ke (wasting-thirst), steaming bone fever, feverish feeling in the palms and soles, a dry mouth and throat, loosening of the teeth, heel pain, dribbling of urine, and unclosed fontanel in children. The tongue is red with scanty coating and the pulse is deep, thready, and rapid.
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3
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Four Gentlemen Decoction
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Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma; Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma; Poria; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle
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Boosts qi and fortifies the spleen.
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Si Jun Zi Tang is indicated for patterns of spleen-stomach qi deficiency. Clinical manifestations include a pale, lusterless facial complexion, a faint, low voice, shortness of breath, and thin, unformed stool. The tongue is pale with a white coating. The pulse is deficient and weak.
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Left-Restoring Pill
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Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata; Dioscoreae Rhizoma; Lycii Fructus; Corni Fructus; Cyathulae Radix; Cervi Cornus Colla; Testudinis Plastri Colla; Cuscutae Semen
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Enriches kidney yin, supplements essence, and boosts marrow.
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Zuo Gui Wan is used to treat patterns of true yin deficiency marked by dizziness, blurred vision, soreness of the waist and knees, seminal emission, efflux diarrhea, spontaneous sweating, night sweat, a dry mouth and tongue, a red tongue with a scanty coating, and a thready pulse.
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