Apricot Kernel Powder

Apricot Kernel Powder,Cough with counterflow of qi, labored breathing with shortness of breath, flared nostrils; the patient is unable to lie flat; a sound like a waterfowl in the throat, coming and going intermittently.

Formulas Name : Apricot Kernel Powder

Chinese Name : 杏子散

Drug Formulation

Apricot kernels (remove skin and tip; stir-fry with bran until yellow; grind into a paste) and Ephedra (ground into powder), each in equal parts.

Source

From *Formulas for Guiding the Way to Complete Life*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Cough with counterflow of qi, labored breathing with shortness of breath, flared nostrils; the patient is unable to lie flat; a sound like a waterfowl in the throat, coming and going intermittently.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with decocted tangerine peel soup.

Apricot Kernel Powder,From *Formulas for Guiding the Way to Complete Life*, Volume 4.,Cough with counterflow of qi, labored breathing with shortness of breath, flared nostrils; the patient is unable to lie flat; a sound like a waterfowl in the throat, coming and going intermittently.

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