White Hen Soup

White Hen Soup,Shortness of breath, coughing, and retching in the chest, accompanied by edema due to water retention.

Formulas Name : White Hen Soup

Chinese Name : 白雌鸡汤

Drug Formulation

1 white hen (guts removed; prepared as for eating), 2 liang of Zeqi (finely chopped), 3 liang of Pinellia (washed 7 times in hot water to remove slime), 1 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, and 1.5 liang of licorice (roasted until reddish).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 80.

Benefits

Shortness of breath, coughing, and retching in the chest, accompanied by edema due to water retention.

Instructions for Use

Take the above five ingredients (excluding the hen); coarsely pound and sift them. First, use 5 sheng of east-flowing water to boil the hen until thoroughly tender. Remove the hen, add 5 qian of the medicated powder, 1 he of red adzuki beans, 3 jujubes (split open), and 3 slices of fresh ginger. When the beans are cooked, strain out the solids and take the decoction while warm—three times a day and once at night.

White Hen Soup,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 80.,Shortness of breath, coughing, and retching in the chest, accompanied by edema due to water retention.

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