Flowing Gold Ointment，From *Yi Tong*, Volume 43, citing *Experienced Formulas*.，For coughing and wheezing due to fire-phlegm.
Flowing Gold Ointment
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Formulas Name : Flowing Gold Ointment
Chinese Name : 流金膏
Drug Formulation
White Gypsum (lightly calcined, ground into a fine powder until completely free of residue) 2 liang; Rhubarb (the “brocade-patterned” variety; crushed without contact with iron utensils into bean-sized pieces, soaked in good wine for half a day, steamed until tender, then sun-dried—repeat this process nine times); 2 liang; Sliced Scutellaria (washed with wine) 1.5 liang; Dried Tangerine Peel 1.5 liang; Forsythia (stems removed, washed with wine) 1 liang;Chuanxiong 1 liang, Platycodon root 1 liang, Fritillaria bulb 1 liang, Dried bear bile half a liang, Pinellia tuber half a liang, Suzhou peppermint leaves half a liang, Cyperus rhizome half a liang.
Source
From *Yi Tong*, Volume 43, citing *Experienced Formulas*.
Processing
Carefully prepare each of the above herbs, grind them into an extremely fine powder, and mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a marble.
Benefits
For coughing and wheezing due to fire-phlegm.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, chewing it thoroughly in the afternoon or before bedtime.
Note
Avoid alcohol, wheat products, and all foods that induce damp-heat.
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Flowing Gold Ointment,For coughing and wheezing due to fire-phlegm.