Ginseng and Pinellia Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 16 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For children with phlegm-related cough.
Ginseng and Pinellia Pill
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Formulas Name : Ginseng and Pinellia Pill
Chinese Name : 人参半夏丹
Drug Formulation
Ginseng 1 liang, Pinellia (washed 7 times in boiling water, then roasted) 1 liang, Sichuan ginger 1 liang, Atractylodes 1 liang, Tiannanxing (roasted) 1 liang.
Source
Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 16 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with ginger juice to form pills the size of millet seeds.
Benefits
For children with phlegm-related cough.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with fresh ginger decoction. For infants under one hundred days old, make the pills the size of a needle tip and have the infant suckle them while latching onto the mother’s nipple.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 30, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 30, 2026
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Ginseng and Pinellia Pill,For children with phlegm-related cough.