Gekko Powder

Gekko Powder,For cough due to pulmonary consumption.

Formulas Name : Gekko Powder

Chinese Name : 蛤蚧散

Drug Formulation

1 pair of geckoes (coat with a small amount of vinegar and roast until reddish-brown), 1 liang of white sheep lung (cut into 3 fen pieces), half a liang of ophiopogon tuber (core removed, roasted), 1 fen of winterflower, 1 fen of Coptis chinensis.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 26.

Processing

Grind all the above herbs, except for the sheep’s lung, into a fine powder.

Benefits

For cough due to pulmonary consumption.

Instructions for Use

First, take 1 fen of the sheep’s lung. Grind it finely in a sand mortar until it becomes a paste. Heat one medium bowl of ash-free wine until it simmers with small bubbles, then add the sheep’s lung. Next, add 3 qian of the powdered medicine and stir until well blended. Have the patient lie down without a pillow, using a cloth mat to support the lower back while lying on their back, and swallow the mixture slowly—do not swallow too quickly. For chronic cases, do not exceed three doses.

Gekko Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 26.,For cough due to pulmonary consumption.

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