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Gecko Paste,For chronic or recent coughs accompanied by shortness of breath and chest fullness.

Formulas Name : Gecko Paste

Chinese Name : 蛤蚧膏

Drug Formulation

Ephedra 1 jin (roots and nodes removed), Aster tataricus root 0.5 liang, Artemisia argyi leaves (roasted) 0.5 liang, Sophora japonica pods (roasted) 0.5 liang, dried tangerine peel 0.5 liang,half liang of loquat leaves (hairs removed), half liang of white mulberry bark, half liang of sweet shepherd’s purse, half liang of winterflower, half liang of peppermint leaves, half liang of apricot kernels (skin and tip removed), half liang of Buddha’s ear grass, half liang of schisandra berries, half liang of fritillary bulb, half liang of perilla leaves, and half liang of soapberry (skin and seeds removed).

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder. Add 3 dou of river water to a pot and simmer over low heat until reduced to 1.5 dou. Knead thoroughly, strain out the residue, and refine the mixture until extremely fine.Filter again through a raw silk bag, then simmer over alternating high and low heat until it becomes a paste. Next, add the following two ingredients: one pair of geckoes (half male, half female; washed 20 times with rice washing water and roasted with ghee until yellow), and one liang and a half of Lu ginseng. Grind these into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the paste, and form into pills the size of a marble.

Benefits

For chronic or recent coughs accompanied by shortness of breath and chest fullness.

Instructions for Use

Take one pill per dose, taken with any soup after meals or before bedtime.

Gecko Paste,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.,For chronic or recent coughs accompanied by shortness of breath and chest fullness.

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