Chen’s Cough and Wheezing Ointment，From *Wen’s Experienced Effective Formulas*.，For chronic cough and shortness of breath.
Chen’s Cough and Wheezing Ointment
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Formulas Name : Chen’s Cough and Wheezing Ointment
Chinese Name : 陈氏咳喘膏
Drug Formulation
Chuanwu 6 qian, Guangui 8 qian, Danggui 6 qian, Bai Zhi 8 qian, Mu Bie Zi 8 qian, Bai Ji 6 qian, Lianqiao 8 qian, Fuling 6 qian, Chishao 8 qian, Caowu 6 qian, Bai Wei 8 qian, Yazao 5 qian, Wuyao 6 qian, Taozhi 5 qian, Sangzhi 5 qian, Liuzhi 5 qian, Huai Zhi 5 qian.
Source
From *Wen’s Experienced Effective Formulas*.
Processing
Combine the above ingredients with 3 jin of sesame oil and steep overnight. Simmer until charred, then strain out the residue. Add 1 jin of finely ground yellow丹 (the color of wheat), and quickly stir with two willow or peach wood sticks until the mixture forms beads when a drop of water is added. Add 4 liang each of powdered myrrh and frankincense to thicken the paste.
Benefits
For chronic cough and shortness of breath.
Instructions for Use
Apply to the spine, on the third vertebra counting down from the top. Starting on the first day of the “Fu” period, apply one plaster daily for the full duration of the three “Fu” periods; then, starting on the Winter Solstice, apply one plaster daily for the full “Nine-Nines” period. This eradicates the disease at its root.
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Chen’s Cough and Wheezing Ointment,For chronic cough and shortness of breath.