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Cicada Shell Powder,For children with cough and phlegm congestion who refuse to breastfeed or eat.

Formulas Name : Cicada Shell Powder

Chinese Name : 蝉壳散

Drug Formulation

Cicada Shell (lightly roasted) 1 fen, Platycodon Root (root tip removed) 1 fen, Aged Tangerine Peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and dried) 1 fen, Ginseng (root tip removed) 1 fen, Licorice (roasted until slightly reddish, coarsely chopped) 1 fen, Pinellia (washed 7 times in hot water to remove slime) half a fen.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 83.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For children with cough and phlegm congestion who refuse to breastfeed or eat.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 zi per dose, mixed with ginger congee and taken orally, 3–5 times a day.

Cicada Shell Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 83.,For children with cough and phlegm congestion who refuse to breastfeed or eat.

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