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Formula for Dissolving Phlegm and Saliva

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Formula for Dissolving Phlegm and Saliva,For phlegm-retention and cough.

Formulas Name : Formula for Dissolving Phlegm and Saliva

Chinese Name : 化痰涎方

Drug Formulation

Alum 1 liang (calcined), white silkworm pupae half a liang (with head, legs, and silk removed).

Source

Formula from *Xu Ben Shi* (Vol. 5); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 165).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with raw peppermint that has been ground to a paste, and form into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For phlegm-retention and cough.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills each time, washed down with peppermint tea, three times a day.

Formula for Dissolving Phlegm and Saliva,Formula from *Xu Ben Shi* (Vol. 5); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 165).,For phlegm-retention and cough.

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