Five-Spirit Cicada Shedding Pills

Five-Spirit Cicada Shedding Pills,For chronic or recent coughs.

Formulas Name : Five-Spirit Cicada Shedding Pills

Chinese Name : 五灵蝉退丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang cicada exoskeleton (head and legs removed), 0.5 liang Wulingzhi (raw), 0.5 liang arsenic (raw), 0.5 liang realgar (raw), 0.5 liang apricot kernels (skin and tip removed), 1 liang mercury oxide, 49 light beans, 1 liang Aristolochia (raw).

Source

Formula from *Continuation of Stories of Medical Practice* (Xu Ben Shi), Volume 5; name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pu Ji Fang), Volume 163.

Processing

Grind all the above ingredients, except for the mercury oxide, into a fine powder. Mix the powder with the natural juices of fresh ginger and water chestnuts to form pills the size of a longan.

Benefits

For chronic or recent coughs.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time, chewing it thoroughly before bedtime and washing it down with ginger tea.

Note

Avoid toxic substances.

Five-Spirit Cicada Shedding Pills,Formula from *Continuation of Stories of Medical Practice* (Xu Ben Shi), Volume 5; name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pu Ji Fang), Volume 163.,For chronic or recent coughs.

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