Purple Ginseng Pills

Purple Ginseng Pills,For excess lung qi manifesting as coughing, shortness of breath, fullness and pain in the chest and flanks, shortness of breath with a sensation of suffocation, impaired lower jiao function, and slight swelling of the legs and knees.

Formulas Name : Purple Ginseng Pills

Chinese Name : 紫团参丸

Drug Formulation

2.5 qian of Luzhou ginseng, 1 pair of geckoes (stir-fried with butter until golden), 3 liang of white pharbitis (lightly roasted), 1 liang of bitter pharbitis (lightly roasted), half a liang of sweet pharbitis (lightly roasted), and half a liang of wood fragrant.

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using cooked jujube pulp.

Benefits

For excess lung qi manifesting as coughing, shortness of breath, fullness and pain in the chest and flanks, shortness of breath with a sensation of suffocation, impaired lower jiao function, and slight swelling of the legs and knees.

Instructions for Use

Take 40 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of ginseng and mulberry bark taken after a meal.

Purple Ginseng Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.,For excess lung qi manifesting as coughing, shortness of breath, fullness and pain in the chest and flanks, shortness of breath with a sensation of suffocation, impaired lower jiao function, and slight swelling of the legs and knees.

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