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Four-Preparation Phlegm-Resolving Pills

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Four-Preparation Phlegm-Resolving Pills,For men and women with coughs due to deficient fire, asthma with phlegm expectoration, chest and diaphragm distension with belching, and all phlegm-related conditions; for obese individuals who are fond of alcohol and rich foods, whose appetites generate phlegm and fire, and who have a rapid pulse.

Formulas Name : Four-Preparation Phlegm-Resolving Pills

Chinese Name : 四制化痰丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Pinellia (divided into 4 portions; do not chop. For 1 portion, use 1 liang of fresh ginger and 1 liang of Coptis, boil with 2 bowls of water until reduced to dryness, then remove the ginger and Coptis; for 1 portion, use 1 liang of Anemarrhena and 1 liang of Fritillaria, boil with 2 bowls of water until reduced to dryness, then remove the Anemarrhena and Fritillaria;for one portion, use 1 liang of ginseng and 1 liang of apricot kernels (with skin and tips removed), boil with 2 bowls of water until reduced to dryness, then remove the ginseng and apricot kernels; for one portion, use 1 liang of Platycodon root and 1 liang of mulberry bark, boil with 2 bowls of water until reduced to dryness, then remove the mulberry bark and Platycodon root).

Source

*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.

Processing

Select the Pinellia, chop it finely, sun-dry it, grind it into a powder, and form it into pills using water paste.

Benefits

For men and women with coughs due to deficient fire, asthma with phlegm expectoration, chest and diaphragm distension with belching, and all phlegm-related conditions; for obese individuals who are fond of alcohol and rich foods, whose appetites generate phlegm and fire, and who have a rapid pulse.

Instructions for Use

Take 40–50 pills per dose, washed down with ginger decoction.

Four-Preparation Phlegm-Resolving Pills,*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For men and women with coughs due to deficient fire, asthma with phlegm expectoration, chest and diaphragm distension with belching, and all phlegm-related conditions; for obese individuals who are fond of alcohol and rich foods, whose appetites generate phlegm and fire, and who have a rapid pulse.

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