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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "For fixed pain that increases with pressure, substitute <a href='/Herbs/Chi-Shao-'>Chi Shao </a> for <a href='/Herbs/Bai-Shao-'>Bai Shao </a>." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang'>Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang</a><br/>(Peony and Licorice Decoction)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[David Dawson]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:22:27 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "liver and kidney yin deficiency - slight itching of the vulva and vagina with a burning sensation dryness of vagina, five center heat, dizziness, tinnitus, a feeling of heat in afternoon, red tongue without coating, floating empty pulse" to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Zhi-Bai-Di-Huang-Wan'>Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan</a><br/>(Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia Pill)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[jenny akee]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:35:40 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "ren 4, lv 8, sp 6, k 3, lu 7, k 6, lv 5, ren 3" to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Zhi-Bai-Di-Huang-Wan'>Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan</a><br/>(Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia Pill)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[jenny akee]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:33:33 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "A very versatile formula. Modify to clear more Heat (e.g. <a href='/Herbs/Chi-Shao-'>Chi Shao </a>, <a href='/Herbs/Zhi-Zi'>Zhi Zi</a>, or <a href='/Herbs/Mu-Dan-Pi'>Mu Dan Pi</a>), if pronounced inflammation is present, and use envoys (e.g., <a href='/Herbs/Sang-Zhi'>Sang Zhi</a> [upper limbs], <a href='/Herbs/Ge-Gen'>Ge Gen</a> [neck, upper spine], or <a href='/Herbs/Bai-Shao-'>Bai Shao </a> [calves, 'sciatic' area]) to direct the formula more precisely to needed areas." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Shen-Tong-Zhu-Yu-Tang'>Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang</a><br/>(Drive Out Blood Stasis from a Painful Body Decoction)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[David Dawson]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 May 2015 14:26:14 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "Arrhythmia, tachycardia, atrial fibrillation " to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Bai-Zi-Yang-Xin-Wan'>Bai Zi Yang Xin Wan</a><br/>(Biota Seed Pill to Nourish the Heart)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[yuri ovchinnikov]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:00:53 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "Pulse: moderate, weak, wiry" to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Bu-Yang-Huan-Wu-Tang'>Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang</a><br/>(Tonify the Yang to Restore Five (Tenths) Decoction)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[Marleen Bardolf]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:45:26 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "Primarily used to treat menopause" to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Zhi-Bai-Di-Huang-Wan'>Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan</a><br/>(Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia Pill)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[Shaun Watkins]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Dec 2013 00:36:33 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "<a href='/Herbs/Ci-Shi'>Ci Shi</a> (magnetite) can be used instead of cinnabar." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Tian-Wang-Bu-Xin-Dan'>Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan</a><br/>(Emperor of Heaven's Special Pill to Tonify the Heart)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[Geert Drieghe]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:13:02 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "<a href='/Herbs/Gan-Jiang'>Gan Jiang</a> can be used as an alternative to <a href='/Herbs/Wei-Jiang-'>Wei Jiang </a>." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Xiao-Yao-San'>Xiao Yao San</a><br/>(Rambling powder)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[Geert Drieghe]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:10:56 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "Add salt, to guide ingredients to the lower jiao." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Bi-Xie-Fen-Qing-Yin'>Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin</a><br/>(Dioscorea Hypoglauca Decoction to Separate the Clear )</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[bes Yu]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:14:39 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "Note: the interrelationship between fire, Qi and phlegm are difficult to treat and complex, but as Zhu Dan Xi said, "If the Qi is normalized, the body's fluid will follow and normalize too."" to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Qing-Qi-Hua-Tan-Wan'>Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan</a><br/>(Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[bes Yu]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:48:09 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "Because this formula is drying and warming, the contraindications are yin deficiency or deficiency of the body fluid." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Ling-Gui-Zhu-Gan-Tang'>Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang</a><br/>(Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Licorice Decoction)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[bes Yu]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:34:08 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "Fore severe qi deficiency: add Condonopsis ( <a href='/Herbs/Dang-Shen'>Dang Shen</a>)
For abdominal distention: add <a href='/Herbs/Chen-Pi'>Chen Pi</a> and <a href='/Herbs/Zhi-Ke'>Zhi Ke</a>." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Fang-Ji-Huang-Qi-Tang'>Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang</a><br/>(Stephania and Astragalus Decoction)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[bes Yu]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:08:38 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "asociation af both materias; <a href='/Herbs/Ju-Hua'>Ju Hua</a> - <a href='/Herbs/Jiang-Can'>Jiang Can</a>, erases internal and external Heat, as well as internal and external Wind." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Ju-Hua-Cha-Tiao-San'>Ju Hua Cha Tiao San</a><br/>(Chrysanthemum Powder to be Taken with Green Tea)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[Aumkar Mahabodha]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:34:25 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "In Beijing, China at Amcare maternity hospital, <a href='/Formulas/Si-Mo-Tang-'>Si Mo Tang </a> kou fu ye is used to relieve bloating after a Cesarean section. " to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Si-Mo-Tang-'>Si Mo Tang </a><br/>(Four Milled-Herb Decoction)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[Bridget Coila]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:45:37 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "<a href='/Herbs/Ban-Xia'>Ban Xia</a> probably should say 6-9 not 69 gms" to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Chai-Hu-Gui-Zhi-Tang'>Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang</a><br/>(Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig Decoction)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[Andrus Shilling]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:45:04 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "¿¿¿????
Is it not like this:<p style='clear:both;'/>(KIng)<a href='/Herbs/Huo-Ma-Ren'>Huo Ma Ren</a>	3-5gr
(Ministre)<a href='/Herbs/Xing-Ren'>Xing Ren</a>	1-2
(M)<a href='/Herbs/Bai-Shao-'>Bai Shao </a>	1-2
(Assistant)<a href='/Herbs/Zhi-Zi'>Zhi Zi</a>	        1-2
(A)<a href='/Herbs/Hou-Po'>Hou Po</a>	        1-2
(A)<a href='/Herbs/Da-Huang'>Da Huang</a>	2-3
(C)<a href='/Herbs/Feng-Mi'>Feng Mi</a>	" to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Ma-Zi-Ren-Wan'>Ma Zi Ren Wan</a><br/>(Hemp Seed Pill)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[Aumkar Mahabodha]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:23:58 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "This stuff is like herbal crack - be careful if administering to anyone with insomnia or who might be sensitive to the extremely stimulating nature of the herbs.
I will only prescribe it for morning usage." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Gui-Zhi-Shao-Yao-Zhi-Mu-Tang'>Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang</a><br/>(Cinnamon Twig, Peony, and Anemarrhena Decoction)</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[Anna Rudel]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:08:05 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "Preparation:  Grind all ingredients into a powder.  Mix a proper amount of the prowder with a proper amount of tea, fresh dandelion juice (Xian <a href='/Herbs/Pu-Gong-Ying'>Pu Gong Ying</a>) or fresh juice from <a href='/Herbs/Ma-Chi-Xian'>Ma Chi Xian</a> to make a paste as needed.  Or, mix 1 portion of the powder with 3 portions of vaseline to make an ointment." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Ru-Yi-Jin-Huang-San'>Ru Yi Jin Huang San</a><br/>()</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[Debbie Rodriguez]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:16:12 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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			<description><![CDATA[Added ''Suggestion'' "For patients with ulceration of the scrotum, the medicine should also be applied externally." to:<br/><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:15px;"><a href='/Formulas/Ju-He-Wan-'>Ju He Wan </a><br/>(Tangerine Seed Pill )</div>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[White-eagle Perry]]></author>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:31:34 GMT]]></pubDate> 
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