Eel Decoction Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 86.，For pulmonary consumption with prolonged cough.
Eel Decoction Pills
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Formulas Name : Eel Decoction Pills
Chinese Name : 鳗鲡鱼煎丸
Drug Formulation
3 large white eels (wash thoroughly with vinegar water; cut into sections and simmer in ash-free wine over low heat in a silver pot until tender; strain to extract the meat; grind finely; add 2 sheng of wine and simmer over low heat until reduced to a decoction), 1 liang of Artemisia annua seeds, 1 liang of Platycodon grandiflorus (chopped and stir-fried),1 liang of Qin Jiao (stems and soil removed), 1 liang of Chai Hu (stems removed), 1 liang of Zhi Mu (roasted), 1 liang of Gan Cao (roasted, chopped), 1 liang of softshell turtle shell (nine-ribbed, with the skirt removed; soaked in vinegar for 3 days, then roasted until golden brown), 1 liang of Ren Shen, and 1 liang of Fu Zi (roasted until cracked, with skin and navel removed).
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 86.
Processing
Except for the eel, which is simmered, grind the remaining ingredients into a powder. Mix thoroughly with fish fat, then pound with a pestle about 110 times to form pills the size of a paulownia seed. If making dry pills, add a small amount of refined honey.
Benefits
For pulmonary consumption with prolonged cough.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills each time, on an empty stomach, in the afternoon, and before bedtime, washed down with wine infused with roasted Trichosanthes root.
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Eel Decoction Pills,For pulmonary consumption with prolonged cough.