Five Tigers Decoction

Five Tigers Decoction,Cough in Pregnancy. Consuming raw or cold foods, as well as pepper and ginger, damages the fetal qi; stomach fire surges into the lungs, causing unrelenting coughing.

Formulas Name : Five Tigers Decoction

Chinese Name : 五虎饮

Drug Formulation

Almond (skinned), Perilla Stem, Equisetum, Dried Tangerine Peel, Anemarrhena (roasted), Schisandra, Platycodon, Licorice (roasted), Gypsum (use sparingly), and Trichosanthes Seed (use in larger quantities for those with shortness of breath).

Source

From *The Collection of Beaded Pearls*, Volume 2.

Benefits

Cough in Pregnancy. Consuming raw or cold foods, as well as pepper and ginger, damages the fetal qi; stomach fire surges into the lungs, causing unrelenting coughing.

Five Tigers Decoction,From *The Collection of Beaded Pearls*, Volume 2.,Cough in Pregnancy. Consuming raw or cold foods, as well as pepper and ginger, damages the fetal qi; stomach fire surges into the lungs, causing unrelenting coughing.

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