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Decoction for Moistening the Lungs, Resolving Phlegm, and Calming Cough

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Decoction for Moistening the Lungs, Resolving Phlegm, and Calming Cough,For cough.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Moistening the Lungs, Resolving Phlegm, and Calming Cough

Chinese Name : 润肺豁痰宁嗽汤

Drug Formulation

5 fen of tangerine peel, 5 fen of pinellia (processed with ginger), 4 fen of white poria, 3 fen of licorice (roasted), 5 fen of phellodendron (stir-fried with wine), 3 fen of scutellaria (washed with wine), 5 fen of anemarrhena (stir-fried with wine), 5 fen of fritillary bulb (core removed), 3 fen of asparagus root (core removed), 3 fen of ophiopogon tuber (core removed),Aster tataricus (washed with wine) 0.03 grams, Tussilago farfara (washed with wine) 0.03 grams, Platycodon grandiflorus 0.03 grams, Rehmannia glutinosa (prepared) 0.05 grams, Angelica sinensis 0.03 grams.

Source

*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into one dose.

Benefits

For cough.

Instructions for Use

Add 1 slice of fresh ginger, decoct in water, and take while warm.

Decoction for Moistening the Lungs, Resolving Phlegm, and Calming Cough,*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 4.,For cough.

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