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Five-Ingredient Pinellia Decoction

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Five-Ingredient Pinellia Decoction,For children with coughing, retching, and shortness of breath.

Formulas Name : Five-Ingredient Pinellia Decoction

Chinese Name : 五味半夏汤

Drug Formulation

Pinellia (washed 10 times in ginger decoction, then stir-fried) 2 liang; Aster (stems and soil removed) 2 liang; Asarum (stems and leaves removed) 2 liang; Donkey-hide gelatin (roasted until dry) 2 liang; Cinnamon (coarse bark removed) 2 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 176.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For children with coughing, retching, and shortness of breath.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian bi per dose, add 1 zhan of water, decoct until reduced to 6 fen, strain, and divide into 3 doses to be taken warm: once on an empty stomach, once at noon, and once in the evening.

Five-Ingredient Pinellia Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 176.,For children with coughing, retching, and shortness of breath.

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