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Decoction for Nourishing the Lungs and Generating Body Fluids,For chronic cough due to lung deficiency, with copious white phlegm and yin deficiency.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Nourishing the Lungs and Generating Body Fluids

Chinese Name : 滋肺生津汤

Drug Formulation

Northern Glehnia Root 4 qian, Swallowwort Root 3 qian, Raw Polygonatum 4 qian, Donkey Gelatin Beads 3 qian (stir-fried with clam powder), Roasted Mulberry Bark 2 qian, Bitter Apricot Kernels 3 qian (peeled and de-tipped), White Poria Sclerotium 3 qian, Sichuan Fritillary Bulb 1.5 qian, Wild Lily Bulb 4 qian, Roasted Aster Root 3 qian, Loquat Leaves 2 qian(hairs removed, cleaned, and roasted).

Source

*Direct Pointers from Haojing*.

Benefits

For chronic cough due to lung deficiency, with copious white phlegm and yin deficiency.

Decoction for Nourishing the Lungs and Generating Body Fluids，*Direct Pointers from Haojing*.，For chronic cough due to lung deficiency, with copious white phlegm and yin deficiency.

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