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  • There and then he set to work and wrote a prescription, which he handed to Chia Jung, the purpose of which was: Decoction for the improvement of respiration, the betterment of the blood, and the restoration of the spleen.

    Hung Lou Meng 2003

  • In a study by We Dian, people with chronic gastritis received Clearing Heat and Nourishing Stomach Decoction containing gentiana, oldenlandia, dandelion, tang kuei, peony, licorice, and curcuma.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • For a study of female immunological infertility by Chen Xiaoping, researchers used Guyin Decoction ginseng, rehmannia, dioscorea, cornus, cuscuta, polygala, schizandra, and licorice to treat 60 women with infertility attributed to antisperm immune response.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • In a study by We Dian, people with chronic gastritis received Clearing Heat and Nourishing Stomach Decoction containing gentiana, oldenlandia, dandelion, tang kuei, peony, licorice, and curcuma.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • Guyin Decoction in the treatment of immunosterility and its effects on humoral immunity.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • Guyin Decoction in the treatment of immunosterility and its effects on humoral immunity.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • For a study of female immunological infertility by Chen Xiaoping, researchers used Guyin Decoction ginseng, rehmannia, dioscorea, cornus, cuscuta, polygala, schizandra, and licorice to treat 60 women with infertility attributed to antisperm immune response.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • Decoction An extract made from boiling parts of a plant in water.

    Chapter 9 1999

  • MEDICINAL: Decoction of roots is used for the treatment of malaria (Pokot).

    Chapter 7 1999

  • Decoction from boiled branches and leaves used for treating breast cancer, headache and chest pains (Nandi).

    Chapter 7 1999

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