Nanhua Dan

Nanhua Dan,Phlegm-fluid retention.

Formulas Name : Nanhua Dan

Chinese Name : 南华丹

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Tian Nanxing (processed with ginger), 2 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala (roasted), 2 liang of Poria cocos (peeled), 2 liang of Zhi Shi (seeds removed, roasted with wheat bran), 2 liang of Evodia rutaecarpa (soaked in boiling water 7 times, then roasted), 2 liang of Citrus reticulata peel, and half a liang of Wood Fragrance (not exposed to fire).

Source

From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Soak 6 liang of Pinellia in boiling water seven times, grind it into a powder, then use ginger juice to boil the Pinellia until it forms a paste. Form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Phlegm-fluid retention.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, washed down with ginger soup after meals.

Nanhua Dan,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,Phlegm-fluid retention.

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