Beef Marrow Soup

Beef Marrow Soup,For coughs.

Formulas Name : Beef Marrow Soup

Chinese Name : 牛髓汤

Drug Formulation

1 jin of ox marrow (taken from the shin bone), half a jin of white honey, 4 liang of apricot kernels (peeled, tips removed, and ground to a paste), 4 liang of dried Chinese yam (stir-fried), and 4 liang of walnut kernels (shelled and ground separately).

Source

*The Medical Canon*, Volume 5.

Processing

Combine the marrow and honey in a sandpot and bring to a boil; strain through silk to remove the dregs, then pour into a porcelain jar. Add the three remaining ingredients (almonds, etc.) to the jar, seal the opening tightly with paper, and simmer in a double boiler for one day and one night. Remove and allow to cool and set.

Benefits

For coughs.

Instructions for Use

Take 1–2 spoonfuls every morning, dissolved in plain hot water.

Beef Marrow Soup,*The Medical Canon*, Volume 5.,For coughs.

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