Camphor Pills，*Continuation of Stories of Medical Practice*, Volume 2.，For stagnant heat in the chest, lung-heat cough, foul breath and a fishy odor in the throat, spleen-jaundice with a sweet taste in the mouth, hemoptysis in men, and metrorrhagia in women.
Camphor Pills
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Formulas Name : Camphor Pills
Chinese Name : 龙脑丸
Drug Formulation
5 liang of borneol and mint, 1 liang of genuine pollen, 2 liang of Ophiopogon tuber, 1 liang of donkey-hide gelatin, 1.5 liang of licorice, 1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of Sichuan angelica, 1.5 liang of astragalus, 1 liang of akebia, 3 liang of raw and dried rehmannia, and 0.5 liang of bupleurum.
Source
*Continuation of Stories of Medical Practice*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For stagnant heat in the chest, lung-heat cough, foul breath and a fishy odor in the throat, spleen-jaundice with a sweet taste in the mouth, hemoptysis in men, and metrorrhagia in women.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills per dose. For disorders of the Upper Jiao, take with warm water after meals; it is even better to chew them slightly to break them up. For disorders of the Lower Jiao, take on an empty stomach. Adjust the dosage for children accordingly.
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Camphor Pills,For stagnant heat in the chest, lung-heat cough, foul breath and a fishy odor in the throat, spleen-jaundice with a sweet taste in the mouth, hemoptysis in men, and metrorrhagia in women.