Licorice Pills

Licorice Pills,For infants under 100 days old suffering from cough and shortness of breath.

Formulas Name : Licorice Pills

Chinese Name : 甘草丸

Drug Formulation

Half liang of licorice (lightly roasted until reddish, then coarsely chopped), 1 fen of cinnamon bark, 1 fen of apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin, tip, and double kernels removed; stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow; then ground into a paste).

Source

*Shenghui* (Volume 83).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix in the apricot kernels and grind until uniform, then mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For infants under 100 days old suffering from cough and shortness of breath.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills at a time, dissolved in breast milk, 3–4 times daily.

Licorice Pills，*Shenghui* (Volume 83).，For infants under 100 days old suffering from cough and shortness of breath.

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