Moistening the Diaphragm Pills

Moistening the Diaphragm Pills,For chronic cough with shortness of breath, thick and sticky phlegm, restlessness in the palms, soles, and chest, and loss of appetite—indicating retained heat in the heart and lungs.

Formulas Name : Moistening the Diaphragm Pills

Chinese Name : 润膈丸

Drug Formulation

Donkey-hide gelatin (stir-fried until dry): 1 liang; Prepared Rehmannia root (roasted): 1 liang; Poria cocos (black skin removed): 1 liang; Chinese yam: 1 liang; Schisandra berries: 1 liang;Ophiopogon (core removed, baked) half liang, Fritillaria (core removed, stir-fried) half liang, Stemona half liang, Biota seed (stir-fried, ground separately) half liang, Salvia half liang, Poria (wood removed) half liang, Ginseng 1 liang, Polygala (core removed) 1 liang, Saposhnikovia (branches removed) 1 liang, Eucommia (coarse bark removed, roasted, chopped) half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a marble.

Benefits

For chronic cough with shortness of breath, thick and sticky phlegm, restlessness in the palms, soles, and chest, and loss of appetite—indicating retained heat in the heart and lungs.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time; dissolve it in 1 zhan of water, then simmer until the liquid is reduced to 6 fen; sip it warm frequently.

Moistening the Diaphragm Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.,For chronic cough with shortness of breath, thick and sticky phlegm, restlessness in the palms, soles, and chest, and loss of appetite—indicating retained heat in the heart and lungs.

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