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Ginger (Sheng Jiang)

Ginger (Sheng Jiang) in Traditional Chinese Medicine: traditional uses for nausea, colds and digestion, how to prepare ginger tea, dosage and safety cautions.

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Prescriptions for Dispelling Wind to Eliminate Wind-phlegm

止嗽散

NameCough PowderThe Prescription of 止嗽散SourceThe book Yi Xue Xin WuIngredientsJie Geng (Radix Platycodi) l000 g,Zi Wan (Radix Asteris) 1000 g,Jing Jie (Herba Schizonepetae) 1000 g,Bai Bu (Radix Stemonae) 1000 g,Bai Qian (Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii) 1000 g,Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata)

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Prescriptions for Dispelling Wind to Eliminate Wind-phlegm

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NameCough PowderThe Prescription of Zhisou SanSourceThe book Yi Xue Xin WuIngredientsJie Geng (Radix Platycodi) l000 g,Zi Wan (Radix Asteris) 1000 g,Jing Jie (Herba Schizonepetae) 1000 g,Bai Bu (Radix Stemonae) 1000 g,Bai Qian (Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii) 1000 g,Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Prep

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