Eight-Ingredient Ginger Decoction

Eight-Ingredient Ginger Decoction,For coughs in children.

Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Ginger Decoction

Chinese Name : 八味生姜煎

Drug Formulation

7 liang of fresh ginger, 4 liang of dried ginger, 2 liang of Cinnamomum cassia bark, 3 liang of licorice, 1 sheng of apricot kernels, 3 liang of Tussilago flower, 3 liang of Aster tataricus, and 1 sheng of honey.

Source

From *Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 5.

Benefits

For coughs in children.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a powder; simmer over low heat until it becomes a syrup-like consistency. Adjust the amount according to the child’s age and size, and have the child suck on it and swallow; for infants under 100 days old, give an amount about the size of a jujube seed, 4–5 times daily.

Eight-Ingredient Ginger Decoction,From *Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 5.,For coughs in children.

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