Great Aster Pills

Great Aster Pills,For shortness of breath and coughing with counterflow.

Formulas Name : Great Aster Pills

Chinese Name : 大紫菀丸

Drug Formulation

Purple Aster 2 liang, Schisandra berries 2 liang, Tangerine peel 2 liang, Fragrant fermented soybeans 2 liang, Dried ginger 2 liang, Cinnamon bark 2 liang, Apricot kernels 2 liang, Asarum 2 liang, Licorice 2 liang, Tussilago flower 2 liang, Chinese cornelian cherry 2 liang.

Source

From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 9, citing *Gujin Luyan*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For shortness of breath and coughing with counterflow.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills per dose, twice daily. At night, hold 1 pill the size of an apricot kernel in the mouth; after swallowing all the juice, take another.

Great Aster Pills,From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 9, citing *Gujin Luyan*.,For shortness of breath and coughing with counterflow.

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