Old Duck Fruit

Old Duck Fruit,For consumptive cough with phlegm.

Formulas Name : Old Duck Fruit

Chinese Name : 老鸭果

Drug Formulation

1 old white duck.

Source

From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Wang Yongguang.

Processing

Pluck the feathers, wash thoroughly with water, split open with a bamboo knife, remove the intestines, liver, and lungs; once no water is visible, stuff the duck back together, then add 49 longan flesh, 10 peach kernels, 1 liang 5 qian of lotus seed meat, and 5 qian of fritillary bulb, and sew it tightly shut with thread.

Benefits

For consumptive cough with phlegm.

Instructions for Use

Use a new earthenware pot, 1 jin of aged wine, 2 jin of children’s urine, and 1 jin of sweetened water. Simmer until extremely tender. First consume the duck broth infused with the ingredients inside the cavity, followed by the duck meat, which can be eaten with rice. For severe cases, recovery occurs after 4–5 doses.

Old Duck Fruit,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2, citing a formula by Wang Yongguang.,For consumptive cough with phlegm.

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