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Eight-Treasure Medicinal Ink

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Eight-Treasure Medicinal Ink,For lung heat with excessive qi, coughing up blood, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, and blood-streaked phlegm.

Formulas Name : Eight-Treasure Medicinal Ink

Chinese Name : 八宝药墨

Drug Formulation

104 liang of ink powder, 4 qian of musk, 9 qian of borneol.

Source

*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, sift through a sieve, add 5 qian of bear bile and 4 liang of rock sugar. Simmer the two ingredients to make a decoction, clarify and mix thoroughly, then pound 10,000 times to form ink-like blocks, each weighing 3 qian and 5 fen when wet.

Benefits

For lung heat with excessive qi, coughing up blood, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, and blood-streaked phlegm.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 or 2 qian per dose; grind into a thick paste and dissolve in hot water.

Note

Contraindicated for pregnant women.

Eight-Treasure Medicinal Ink,*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.,For lung heat with excessive qi, coughing up blood, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, and blood-streaked phlegm.

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