Baojin Pills

Baojin Pills,For coughs caused by phlegm and fluid retention, and asthma with counterflow of qi.

Formulas Name : Baojin Pills

Chinese Name : 保金丸

Drug Formulation

Ephedra 8 liang, processed Pinellia 4 liang, Sichuan fritillary bulb 4 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala 4 liang, Poria 4 liang.

Source

*Formulas and Ingredients of Traditional Chinese Medicine* (Suzhou Formula).

Processing

For the ephedra, use 1 jin each of six ingredients—pear, sugarcane, Chinese chives, water chestnut, lotus root, and Chinese radish—and half a jin of ginger. Extract the juice from each ingredient separately. Thoroughly mix the ephedra with the juices and sun-dry it; then steam and simmer for 3 hours, followed by sun-drying. Mix the liquid remaining in the steaming pot back into the ephedra and sun-dry again. Combine with the other herbs and grind into a fine powder;Use 10 liang of white honey, melt it thoroughly, mix with water, and form into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For coughs caused by phlegm and fluid retention, and asthma with counterflow of qi.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian each time, swallowed with hot water, twice daily. Alternatively, wrap 3–5 qian in silk and decoct for oral administration.

Baojin Pills,*Formulas and Ingredients of Traditional Chinese Medicine* (Suzhou Formula).,For coughs caused by phlegm and fluid retention, and asthma with counterflow of qi.

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