Gan Dan Pills

Gan Dan Pills,Throat irritation from vinegar, persistent cough, and failure of other treatments.

Formulas Name : Gan Dan Pills

Chinese Name : 甘胆丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of licorice (peeled, cut into 2-cun segments, split open down the middle; soaked in the juice of 5 pig gallbladders for 3 days, then removed and roasted over a fire until dry).

Source

From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix with refined honey to form pills.

Benefits

Throat irritation from vinegar, persistent cough, and failure of other treatments.

Instructions for Use

Take 40 pills per dose, swallowed with clear tea before bedtime.

Gan Dan Pills,From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 7.,Throat irritation from vinegar, persistent cough, and failure of other treatments.

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