Wind-Dispelling and Cough-Relieving Decoction

Wind-Dispelling and Cough-Relieving Decoction,For headache and fever due to cold damage, aversion to wind and chills, nasal congestion with a heavy voice, cough with clear nasal discharge, copious white, slippery, and thin phlegm; or spontaneous sweating with severe coughing; or absence of sweating with wheezing; with a thin, white, and slippery tongue coating, or even a white, slippery, and greasy coating.

Formulas Name : Wind-Dispelling and Cough-Relieving Decoction

Chinese Name : 疏风止嗽汤

Drug Formulation

Schizonepeta spikelets 1.5 qian, Perilla and Peppermint 1 qian, Polished Apricot Kernels 2 qian, Dried Tangerine Peel Kernels 0.8 fen, Stemona 1.5 qian, Lightly Roasted Licorice 0.6 fen, Aster 2 qian, White Front 1.5 qian.

Source

From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.

Benefits

For headache and fever due to cold damage, aversion to wind and chills, nasal congestion with a heavy voice, cough with clear nasal discharge, copious white, slippery, and thin phlegm; or spontaneous sweating with severe coughing; or absence of sweating with wheezing; with a thin, white, and slippery tongue coating, or even a white, slippery, and greasy coating.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Wind-Dispelling and Cough-Relieving Decoction,From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,For headache and fever due to cold damage, aversion to wind and chills, nasal congestion with a heavy voice, cough with clear nasal discharge, copious white, slippery, and thin phlegm; or spontaneous sweating with severe coughing; or absence of sweating with wheezing; with a thin, white, and slippery tongue coating, or even a white, slippery, and greasy coating.

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