Sixteen-Ingredient Wintergreen Pills

Sixteen-Ingredient Wintergreen Pills,Indicated for chest fullness and abdominal distension, dizziness and edema, and cold-induced cough with phlegm and wheezing.

Formulas Name : Sixteen-Ingredient Wintergreen Pills

Chinese Name : 十六味冬青丸

Drug Formulation

150g holly leaves, 25g pomegranate, 75g gypsum, 50g cinnamon bark,Cardamom 50g, Wood Fragrance 50g, Cloves 50g, Licorice 50g, White Raisins 125g, Agarwood 75g, Qianshen 75g, Piper longum 50g, Nutmeg 50g, Safflower 50g, Guang Jujube 50g, Fanghai 50g.

Source

*Chinese Pharmacopoeia*, Volume 1.

Processing

Of the 16 ingredients listed above, all but the white raisins—including the 15 ingredients such as holly leaves—should be coarsely ground; add the white raisins, grind them into a fine powder, dry them, grind them again into a fine powder, sift, and mix thoroughly.

Benefits

Indicated for chest fullness and abdominal distension, dizziness and edema, and cold-induced cough with phlegm and wheezing.

Instructions for Use

Add 110–130g of refined honey to every 100g of powder to form large honey pills. Take orally, 1 pill at a time, 1–2 times daily.

Sixteen-Ingredient Wintergreen Pills,*Chinese Pharmacopoeia*, Volume 1.,Indicated for chest fullness and abdominal distension, dizziness and edema, and cold-induced cough with phlegm and wheezing.

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