Gan Dan Pills，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 7.，Throat irritation from vinegar, persistent cough, and failure of other treatments.
Gan Dan Pills
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Formulas Name : Gan Dan Pills
Chinese Name : 甘胆丸
Drug Formulation
2 liang of licorice (peeled, cut into 2-cun segments, split open down the middle; soaked in the juice of 5 pig gallbladders for 3 days, then removed and roasted over a fire until dry).
Source
From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 7.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix with refined honey to form pills.
Benefits
Throat irritation from vinegar, persistent cough, and failure of other treatments.
Instructions for Use
Take 40 pills per dose, swallowed with clear tea before bedtime.
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Gan Dan Pills,Throat irritation from vinegar, persistent cough, and failure of other treatments.