Asthma-Relieving and Lung-Nourishing Pills，*Beijing Standards for Traditional Chinese Patent Medicines*.，Weakness of the Liver Meridian, cough with excessive phlegm, shortness of breath and wheezing, chest tightness, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, sore throat and hoarseness, chronic cough, and insomnia.
Asthma-Relieving and Lung-Nourishing Pills
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Formulas Name : Asthma-Relieving and Lung-Nourishing Pills
Chinese Name : 定喘养肺丸
Drug Formulation
Muxiang 56 liang, calcined gypsum 40 liang, tangerine peel 80 liang, bitter platycodon 320 liang, ephedra 8 liang, charred schisandra 160 liang.
Source
*Beijing Standards for Traditional Chinese Patent Medicines*.
Processing
Process the herbal materials until clean and prepare them according to standard methods. Decoct 120 liang of bitter Platycodon and 50 liang of licorice with 30 liang of Wood Fragrance twice: 2.5 hours for the first decoction and 1.5 hours for the second. Extract the oil from 80 liang of dried tangerine peel for 8 hours, then collect the decoction once all the oil has been extracted.Bitter Platycodon (200 liang), Wood Fragrance (26 liang), Charred Schisandra (160 liang), Ephedra (8 liang), Calcined Gypsum (40 liang), and Licorice (30 liang) are ground into a fine powder, sieved through a 100-mesh sieve, and mixed thoroughly. Combine the decoctions, filter out the sediment, and concentrate under reduced pressure to a thick paste with a specific gravity of 1.3 g at 50°C.Take the original powder and the thick paste in the specified ratio to make pills, then dry them at a low temperature. Apply a glossy coating. Each hundred pills have a dry weight of 5 qian; each bag contains 1.5 qian.
Benefits
Weakness of the Liver Meridian, cough with excessive phlegm, shortness of breath and wheezing, chest tightness, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, sore throat and hoarseness, chronic cough, and insomnia.
Instructions for Use
Take orally: divide the contents of each packet into two doses and take twice daily. Take with warm water.
Note
Not suitable for minors.
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Asthma-Relieving and Lung-Nourishing Pills,Weakness of the Liver Meridian, cough with excessive phlegm, shortness of breath and wheezing, chest tightness, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, sore throat and hoarseness, chronic cough, and insomnia.