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Golden Apricot Decoction Pills,For coughs in children.

Formulas Name : Golden Apricot Decoction Pills

Chinese Name : 金杏煎丸

Drug Formulation

49 apricot kernels (remove skins and tips; grind raw), 1 large Trichosanthes fruit, 1 block of unwormed soapberry (crushed), 1 liang of raw Stemona root (grind each of these three ingredients with water until pulverized; then add concentrated decoction to a silver vessel and simmer over low heat until it becomes a paste; add the remaining ingredients), 1 liang of Phaselus seeds (ground into a fine powder), and half a liang of Frankincense(ground into a fine powder).

Source

From *Ling Yuan Fang*, cited in Volume 16 of *You You Xin Shu*.

Processing

Form the mixture into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For coughs in children.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–7 pills per dose, washed down with glutinous rice water.

Golden Apricot Decoction Pills,From *Ling Yuan Fang*, cited in Volume 16 of *You You Xin Shu*.,For coughs in children.

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