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Xiao Hui Xiang (Fennel) - warms and disperses cold, relieves hernial and abdominal pain and harmonises the Stomach.
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Hua Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium)
Hua Jiao (Sichuan pepper) - warms the middle, relieves pain and kills parasites.
Read More »Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos)
Ding Xiang (Clove) - warms the middle, descends rebellious qi to stop hiccup and vomiting, and warms Kidney yang.
Read More »Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus)
Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia) - warms and disperses cold, relieves pain, descends rebellious qi and stops diarrhoea.
Read More »Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex)
Rou Gui (Cinnamon bark) - warms and tonifies Kidney yang and the Mingmen fire, disperses cold and leads fire back to its source.
Read More »Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma)
Gan Jiang (Dried ginger) - warms the middle, rescues yang and warms the Lung to transform thin phlegm.
Read More »Fu Zi (Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praeparata)
Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite) - rescues devastated yang and powerfully warms the Kidney and Spleen yang.
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