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Kung-Fu, or Tauist Medical Gymnastics, by John Dudgeon, [1895], at sacred-texts.com


No. 19.—Wang Yü-yang's (#) Method of dispersing Pain.—To cure periodical air and a painful condition of the whole body.

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Stand upright firmly, let the left foot be carried to the front, the right to the back, place the two fists on the belly, move the air in 24 mouthfuls. The exercise is the same on the right and left.

The Ginseng Harmonizing Air Powder.

Prescription.—Take of chw‘an-hiung, chieh-kêng pai-chïh, orange peel, chih-ch‘ioh, liquorice, ma-hwang, wu-yao, ginseng, ch‘iang-hwo,—of each 7 candareens. Make a decoction.


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