Purple Aster Ointment

Purple Aster Ointment,For chronic cough due to lung heat, with a body feeling as if scorched, emaciation, and signs of impending pulmonary tuberculosis.

Formulas Name : Purple Aster Ointment

Chinese Name : 紫菀膏

Drug Formulation

Loquat leaves, Akebia stem, Tussilago flower, Aster root, Apricot kernels, and White mulberry bark—each in equal parts; reduce the amount of Rhubarb by half.

Source

Formula from *Ben Cao Yan Yi* (Commentary on the Materia Medica), Volume 18; name cited in *De Xiao* (Effective Remedies), Volume 5.

Processing

Prepare each ingredient as usual, grind them together into a fine powder, and mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a cherry.

Benefits

For chronic cough due to lung heat, with a body feeling as if scorched, emaciation, and signs of impending pulmonary tuberculosis.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill by letting it dissolve in the mouth after meals and before bedtime.

Purple Aster Ointment,Formula from *Ben Cao Yan Yi* (Commentary on the Materia Medica), Volume 18; name cited in *De Xiao* (Effective Remedies), Volume 5.,For chronic cough due to lung heat, with a body feeling as if scorched, emaciation, and signs of impending pulmonary tuberculosis.

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