Eight-Ingredient Fragrant Perilla Powder，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.，For wind-cold invading the lungs, resulting in persistent cough, phlegm, wheezing, chest fullness, slurred speech, facial and ocular edema, and impaired lung qi.
Eight-Ingredient Fragrant Perilla Powder
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Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Fragrant Perilla Powder
Chinese Name : 八味香苏散
Drug Formulation
Perilla leaf: half a liang; Pinellia tuber (fermented): half a liang; Aster tataricus: half a liang; Schisandra berries: half a liang; Aged tangerine peel (white pith removed): half a liang; Licorice root (roasted): half a liang; Apricot kernels: 2 liang (soaked in hot water, peeled and de-tipped, then stir-fried with wheat bran); White mulberry bark: 1.5 liang.
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.
Benefits
For wind-cold invading the lungs, resulting in persistent cough, phlegm, wheezing, chest fullness, slurred speech, facial and ocular edema, and impaired lung qi.
Instructions for Use
Coarsely crush the ingredients. Take 5 qian per dose; add 1 zhan of water and 3 slices of fresh ginger, then decoct until reduced to 7 fen. Strain out the residue and take hot after meals or before bedtime.
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Eight-Ingredient Fragrant Perilla Powder,For wind-cold invading the lungs, resulting in persistent cough, phlegm, wheezing, chest fullness, slurred speech, facial and ocular edema, and impaired lung qi.