Dingming Yizhi Powder

Dingming Yizhi Powder,For children with coughing, retching, shortness of breath, and wheezing.

Formulas Name : Dingming Yizhi Powder

Chinese Name : 定命一字散

Drug Formulation

1 dried toad (roasted until golden brown), Lepidium seeds (roasted between sheets of paper until purple), Wulingzhi, and apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin, tip, and double kernels removed, then stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 83.

Processing

Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder; take 1 qian of each, and mix thoroughly until uniform.

Benefits

For children with coughing, retching, shortness of breath, and wheezing.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 character-measure per dose, mixed with clear congee broth.

Dingming Yizhi Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 83.,For children with coughing, retching, shortness of breath, and wheezing.

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