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Coix Seed Pills,For foul-smelling phlegm and hemoptysis.

Formulas Name : Coix Seed Pills

Chinese Name : 薏苡丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of coix seed, half a jin of fresh ginger (cut into small pieces).

Source

*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 7.

Processing

Wrap the ingredients in a handkerchief and steam them over cooked rice until the rice is done. Discard the ginger; instead, combine Ophiopogon japonicus and Asparagus cochinchinensis (both with their cores removed) with 3 liang of raw Rehmannia glutinosa. Pound them together to extract their natural juice, then add 1 liang each of raw honey and ginseng powder. Mix well, incorporate the coix seeds, and steam until dry.

Benefits

For foul-smelling phlegm and hemoptysis.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with ginger tea.

Coix Seed Pills,*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 7.,For foul-smelling phlegm and hemoptysis.

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